The Lancet - Priority actions for the NCD crisis will prevent millions of premature NCD events every year
The NCD crisis - NCD (non-communicable diseases), including cardiovascular disease (largely heart disease and
stroke), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, cause two of every three deaths each
year. The massive global toll of NCD deepens poverty, impedes development, threatens health
systems, and is a major cause of disability and health inequality.
The solution - We know how to prevent millions of premature NCD deaths at low cost. The Lancet NCD Action
Group and the NCD Alliance propose five priority actions to tackle this crisis.
Five priority actions
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a civil society alliance for combatting chronic disease in the caribbean
a civil society alliance for combatting chronic disease in the caribbean
a civil society alliance for combatting chronic disease in the caribbean
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