Tag: NCDs
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Uganda Moves to Integrate Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease Services
Uganda’s Integrated Health Strategy Aims to Tackle a Dual Burden Uganda is advancing a strategic shift in health service delivery by integrating care for communicable diseases (CDs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The move responds to a growing double burden of illness in the country, where infectious diseases remain prevalent while chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes,…
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Global Life Expectancy Rebounds Post-COVID, but Youth Mental Health Crisis Emerges
Global Life Expectancy Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels New data from the 2023 Global Burden of Disease Study, released at the World Health Summit in Berlin, shows that global life expectancy has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. The average life expectancy is 76.3 years for females and 71.5 years for males, more than 20 years higher than…
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Americas Unveil 2025-2030 Action Plan to Combat Noncommunicable Diseases
New Plan Sets Course for Reducing NCDs in the Americas Health authorities from across the Americas approved a landmark 2025-2030 Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) during the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The plan aims to confront the region’s leading causes of death and…
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PAHO Approves 2025-2030 Plan to Fight NCDs in the Americas
Overview: A Regional Commitment to curb noncommunicable diseases Health authorities from across the Americas have approved a landmark 2025-2030 Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) during the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The plan represents a pivotal step toward tackling the region’s leading causes of…
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New 2025-2030 Action Plan to Fight NCDs in the Americas Approved by PAHO
Regional Commitment to Combating Noncommunicable Diseases Health authorities across the Americas have unanimously backed a new 2025-2030 Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) during the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The plan represents a pivotal effort to reduce premature deaths and improve the quality of…