Tag: non-communicable diseases

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:40 UTC

  UN members pledge to combat avoidable non-communicable diseases and preventable deaths

  

  UN Member States have reaffirmed their commitment to take bold measures to reduce the avoidable burden of non-communicable diseases. These ailments, including heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and lung disease kill 38 million people every year, many of them before they reach the age of 70.