In 2016 there were 4 national NCDs civil society organisations in the AFRO region: Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia in addition to the regional East African NCD Alliance. This mapping exercise looked at: Describing the NCDs civil society action in…
An estimated 1 billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, have a disability 1, and the increase in diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), mental disorders, cancer, and chronic respiratory illnesses, will have a profound affect on this…
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/300, the present report sets out the progress achieved since 2014 in the implementation of the outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the comprehensive review and assessment of the progress…
Global NCDs policy support the use of economic tools to improve diet and food choices. These measures include: trade measures, taxes and subsities to emable healthy dietary choices. Some of these are outlined in this document.
Preparation for the 3rd High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of NCDs Report by the Director-General Report on preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of…
NCDs Position on NCDs deals with 4 main groups of conditions and 4 risk factors. Cardiovascular disease - indicator condition hypertension Diabetes Chronic lung disease - asthma Cancer -
WHO – Tips For Implementing A Successful Patient Participation Programme 2012
Heart disease and stroke, cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause tens of millions of deaths per year, the majority of which occur during the most productive years of life. NCDs reduce economic output and…