By Morkporkpor AnkuAccra, Feb. 14, GNA – Research Team on the UK NIHR-funded Project on STOP-Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Ghana Intervention Co-Design says there is poor funding for the NCD ...

KIGALI - Global experts have called for investing in non-communicable disease prevention to curb the growing burden.Rwanda NCD Alliance chairperson Prof. Joseph Mucumbitsi says governments must ...

At the Regional Meeting on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases held in Brasilia, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa highlighted that over 240 million people in the region live with ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, mental health, and neurological disorders are responsible for 75% of deaths worldwide. New ...

The majority of NCD deaths, 17.9 million annually are caused by cardiovascular illnesses, which are followed by death by cancer (9.3 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a global socio-economic strata. While traditionally associated with adulthood, there has been a concerning rise in NCDs among children, posing a ...

In Jamaica, for everyone dollar spent on NCD prevention, J$2.1 is gained in healthcare savings and productivity, with potential GDP savings of 4.3 per cent and 5,700 lives saved over 15 years.

NCDs significantly strain Jamaica’s economy and households. From 2015 to 2030, they are projected to cost the country US$18.45 billion—about US$6,306 per capita.