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Our vision is a world where everyone has the opportunity for a healthy life, free from preventable suffering, stigma and death caused by NCDs
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Noncommunicable diseases
What are NCDs?
Noncommunicable diseases are the #1 cause of death and disability worldwide. NCDs – mainly cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes – account for 68% of global mortality, or two out of every three deaths.
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Launch of Advocacy Agenda for People Living with NCDs in Mexico
19th March 2019
Mexico Salud-Hable coalition launched its national Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs. The Agenda was built as part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative.
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Our Views, Our Voices online consultation on UHC and NCDs
18th March 2019
The NCD Alliance is conducting an online consultation under its Our Views Our Voices initiative to gather experiences and priorities of people living with NCDs ahead of the UN HLM on UHC.
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Everyone’s right to kidney health - achieving kidney health equity across the globe
12th March 2019
This year World Kidney Day on March 14, themed Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere, calls for universal health coverage (UHC) for prevention and early treatment of kidney disease. Read this week's...
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Integrate oral health into the broader health agenda – World Oral Health Day 2019
12th March 2019
The 2019 theme of World Oral Health Day, Say Ahh: Act on Mouth Health, aims to motivates people to protect their oral health in order to prevent diseases and secure general health.
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