By Morkporkpor AnkuAccra, Feb. 14, GNA – Research Team on the UK NIHR-funded Project on STOP-Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, mental health, and neurological disorders are responsible for 75% of deaths worldwide. New ...

NCD Alliance president Monika Arora agreed: “We know well that prevention is the answer for turning the tide on NCD”.

The majority of NCD deaths, 17.9 million annually are caused by cardiovascular illnesses, which are followed by death by cancer (9.3 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes.

Diseases Prevention Tips: As per the latest reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world's leading cause of death, responsible for 74 per cent or ...

In Jamaica, for everyone dollar spent on NCD prevention, J$2.1 is gained in healthcare savings and productivity, with potential GDP savings of 4.3 per cent and 5,700 lives saved over 15 years.

Expand social protection for people living with NCDs, including access to medications and support services. Invest in healthier communities through better urban planning, promotion of physical ...

VIJAYAWADA: C Harikiran, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, emphasised the need for departments to be prepared for the National Programme for Prevention & Control of Non-communicable ...

Mr Somsak said the ministry would submit NCD prevention measures as a national agenda item, which will require related agencies to work together to limit the growing number of patients.

With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer causing nearly 70 percent of deaths in the country, health experts have stressed the need for stronger ...

MANILA, Philippines — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are not lifestyle choices, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, emphasizing that contacting the diseases are influenced by ...

In a single century, preventable chronic disease has gone from marginal killer to major cause of global mortality. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, cancers, chronic ...