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Nigeria: Seven in Ten Deaths Caused By Noncommunicable Diseases - WHO
Premium Times, 16 February 2018
About seven in ten deaths annually are caused by Non Communicable Diseases, NCD, the World Health Organisation has said. Read more »
7 in 10 Deaths Caused by NCDs - WHO
More than 15 million people between the ages of 30 and 70 die from heart and lung diseases, cancer, and diabetes annually, according to the World Health Organisation . The major contributing agents of these diseases are tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity.
Mike of the Uganda NCDs Alliance leads a parade around the community in Kampala to raise awareness of NCDs.
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Africa: Govts Commit to Reduce Deaths From Non-Communicable Diseases
The Herald, 20 October 2017
Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from non-communicable diseases (NCDs),… Read more »
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Africa: AllAfrica Launches Information Initiative for Non-Communicable Diseases
allAfrica, 20 October 2017
AllAfrica's global platform to provide information on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) debuted today at the World Health Organization's Global Conference on Noncommunicable… Read more »
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The World Health Organization has established a commission to help accelerate progress in tackling non-communicable diseases, primarily cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes ... Read more »
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Non communicable diseases like stroke, heart attacks, diabetes, cancer and depression affect and kills millions of people globally every year. A number of African countries like ... Read more »
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Addressing the World Health Organisation Global Conference in Uruguay, President Robert Mugabe has said that government is making efforts to establish an inter-ministerial task ... Read more »
