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WHO Calls for Urgent Action Against Chronic Diseases

Noncommunicable diseases like cancer, diabetes, lung and heart diseases kill 41 million people annually, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally according to a report issued by a World Health Organization Independent High-Level Commission that proposed six recommendations to address the global epidemic in chronic diseases - especially in poor nations.

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