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World No Tobacco Day: Big Tobacco expands global attacks on public health
World Days | 31st May 2012
For an overview of key World No Tobacco Day Resources, visit the homepage of the Framework Conven
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Official Release: New WHO statistics highlight increases in blood pressure and diabetes, other noncommunicable risk factors
Announcements | 18th May 2012
Geneva - 16 May 2012 – The World Health Statistics 2012 report, released today, puts the spotligh
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Dropping Key Targets on NCDs places Future Health of the World’s Ageing Population at Risk
World Days | 10th April 2012
Wednesday 4 April - The theme of this year’s World Health Day is healthy ageing.
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World Health Day: NCD Alliance says dropping key targets on non-communicable diseases places future health of the world’s ageing population at risk
Press Releases | 04th April 2012
The theme of this year’s World Health Day is healthy ageing. With data showing that the major causes of premature death and years lost to disability in people aged 60 years and over are non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the NCD Alliance* says that dropping key targets on NCDs will put the health of the world’s ageing population at risk.
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NCD Alliance Chair on six month anniversary of UN Summit : Change is a Marathon Not a Sprint
Announcements | 29th March 2012
This week marks the six month anniversary of the UN High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
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World TB Day - The Union and the World Diabetes Foundation call for greater awareness of TB-diabetes co-epidemic
World Days | 26th March 2012
23 March 2012 / Paris – Close to 366 million people worldwide are at increased risk for developin
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NCD Alliance and 50 partners call on WHO Executive Board to accelerate adoption of NCD targets
Announcements | 19th January 2012
Thank you for the opportunity to deliver this statement on behalf of the NCD Alliance and 50 leading civil society organisations. We commend Member States on their support for the Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, adopted at the UN High Level Meeting in September 2011.
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Brazil becomes largest country in the world to go smoke-free
Announcements | 23rd December 2011
BRASILIA — President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday signed a law banning smoking in all enclosed publ