WHO warns jabs alone don't solve weight loss as it forecasts doubling of global obesity numbers by 2030

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, said weight loss drugs 'are a powerful clinical tool offering hope to millions'. File photo

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro offer hope to millions as obesity becomes one of the most serious global public health challenges, affecting up to two billion people by 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

The WHO, which has launched its first guidelines for use of skinny jabs, warned that medicines alone will not solve the challenge as it called on governments to create healthier societies.