Tag Archives: Noncommunicable diseases

Are countries on track to meet the global targets for noncommunicable diseases?

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

More than half of all countries are predicted to fail to reach the UN target to reduce premature deaths from cancers, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes by 2030, according to a new analysis published by the NCD Countdown … Continue reading →

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Noncommunicable disease mortality in tropical countries

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

The recent WHO update of causes of death for 186 countries in 2016 (www.who.int/evidence/bod) has been used as the basis for an assessment of the importance of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in tropical countries. The paper “Acting on non-communicable diseases in … Continue reading →

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