NCD Global Survey report released by WHO
Q. WHO has released a NCD Global Survey on 18th July 2016. What does NCD stand for?- Published on 21 Jul 16a. Non Contagious Diseases
b. Non Communicable Diseases
c. Non Communicated Diseases
d. Non Contagion Diseases
ANSWER: Non Communicable Diseases
The World Health Organisation on 18th July 2016 released a report of the 2015 NCD Global Survey.
- The report highlights the need to intensify national action to meet global targets to protect people from diseases such as cancer, diabetes and lung diseases.
- Global survey assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of NCD has shown countries making remarkable progress.
- Sustainable Development Goals agenda includes a target to reduce premature deaths from NCD by 30 percent by 2030.
- Globally, 4 NCDs which are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases show these as the largest cause of death in people under 70 years.
- 91 percent of the countries responded to the survey.
