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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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Putting NCDs at the forefront of women & children’s health
17th October 2018
NCD Café sessions at 2018 FIGO World Congress explored the opportunities for integrated NCD and maternal health services for women and girls, and discussed co-benefit solutions.
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Do we have the ammunition to beat stroke and NCDs together?
15th October 2018
Prof Bo Norrving writes on the value of a more coordinated effort to reduce the burden of stroke and NCDs on individuals and society, by identifying common gaps and collective actions.
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Mobilising civil society to scale up national NCD responses
10th October 2018
Read what Sir Trevor Hassell, President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition said on a multistakheholder panel at the UN HLM on NCDs on 27 September on how to mobilise civil society to scale up...
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Amplifying voices of people living with NCDs - Looking beyond the 3rd UN HLM on NCDs
09th October 2018
Read the remarks of members of the WHO GCM CoP on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs on the occasion of the third UN HLM on NCDs.
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