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

Sep 23, 2022, at 06:45 pm

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.

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

Dec 11, 2020, at 04:11 pm

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 globally, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found.

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

Jun 02, 2020, at 08:40 am

New York/IBNS: 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 million people each year, according to a new survey published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Poverty increases risk of non-communicable diseases in lower income countries

Apr 06, 2018, at 11:27 pm

New York, Apr 6 (IBNS): Poverty increases the risk of death and disability from non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, a new systematic review shows.