The increase in the number of fatalities resulting from Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) is something that can no longer be ignored. More so because these ailments, as experts point out, are highly preventable.
Cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks and strokes), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the most common NDCs in the world today. These NCDs account for about 80 per cent of all NCD deaths.
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