Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely – before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new WHO report. The report states that most premature NCD deaths are preventable. Of the 38 million lives lost to NCDs in 2012, 16 million or 42% were premature and avoidable – up from 14.6 million in 2000. Nearly 5 years into the global effort to reduce premature deaths from NCDs by 25% by 2025, the report provides a fresh perspective on key lessons learned.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-status-report-noncommunicable-diseases-2014
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/who
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-disease
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diabetes
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
