Why NCDs
This section covers health & development challenges presented by NCDs, focussing on disease management & prevention opportunities.
Learn about the NCD epidemic implicated in more than 2/3 of global deaths and its impact on Sustainable Human Development. Find out how NCDs like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, poor mental health and respiratory diseases could and should be better managed. Finally, learn what can be done to prevent many NCDs, with major risk factors including tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diets, inactivity and other social determinants.