Non-communicable Diseases workshop

The number of people suffering from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), that is, most importantly, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, is estimated to grow rapidly in the coming decades. If the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 “to reduce premature mortality from NCDs by 30%” is to be reached by 2030, and countries to come to grips with the expanding costs for health care, the societal approach must be to understand that health is wealth and as a consequence put prevention high on the agenda. Innovative approaches and a mutual understanding between responsible organisations and policy-makers at a supranational and national level is a prerequisite for success.

Introductory podcast and video:

Non-communicable diseases workshop podcast
Meena Daivadanam and Lars Rydén

PODCAST HERE

Non-communicable diseases workshop video introduction
Lars Rydén

VIDEO HERE

 

Recommended workshop pre-reading material:

Chronic Disease Alliance: A Unified Prevention Approach

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The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics 1: Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (Nugent et al, Lancet, 2018)

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What kind of life is this?’ Diabetes related notions of wellbeing among adults in eastern Uganda and implications for mitigating future chronic disease risk. (Mayega RW, et al. BMC Public Health. 2018.)

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Global push to cut deaths from cancer and heart disease wildly off course (Article from The Guardian, September 21, 2018)

PDF HERE

 

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