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 16

a. 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.

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