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Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report

New York: From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two seconds from an NCD. more

Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency

New York: Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death ...

COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds

New York: The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill more than 40 ...

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