Botswana's leaders made a call for urgent action on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in the African region on September 17 at a landmark forum held in Gaborone. The call comes as the world prepares for a high-level meeting on NCDs at the UN General Assembly in New York, which will take place at the end of September 2018.
NCDs are a group of chronic health conditions that include cardiovascular diseases, cancers, mental disorders and diabetes. They are now the leading killers on the planet, causing 7 in 10 deaths globally. The major causes are avoidable risk factors like tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and unhealthy diets.
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