NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES After focusing on maternal and child health for years, the program had planned to broaden its priorities to tackle the rising threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Non-communicable diseases account for half of hospital admissions in Kenya, the government says.
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And only a part of that has gone on non-communicable diseases like cancer.
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The first is that it ignores non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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"Non-communicable diseases are the world's leading cause of death," Adhanom said during the telebriefing.
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By 2020 non-communicable diseases will account for about 23% of deaths in developing countries.
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Now, these groups are facing a new threat: non-communicable diseases, like heart disease and diabetes.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases kill 38 million people worldwide each year.
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The result has been a crushing burden of chronic and non-communicable disease on Mexico's health system.
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Maternal disorders such as postpartum infections were the most common non-communicable disease that resulted in sepsis.
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Non-communicable diseases, like cancer and heart disease, account for 217% of deaths globally, the researchers note.
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Non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease or diabetes, are now responsible for more deaths than infectious diseases.
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Fighting a non-communicable disease like diabetes—in Palau, in the US, anywhere—is mostly a preventative battle.
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Our findings highlight the need for further research into the management of non-communicable diseases in this population.
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We have eradicated many conditions, and especially infectious diseases, so can we not eradicate non-communicable diseases like cancer?
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"This was non-communicable disease, but now we're saying they can be communicated from mother to children," Yajnik said.
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Cardiovascular diseases, associated with consuming a diet high in artificial trans fats, are an example of a non-communicable disease.
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The high consumption of colas was the main driver of obesity, swelling the burden of non-communicable diseases, the WHO said.
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Though malaria and HIV are still top killers in the country, non-communicable diseases are gradually sneaking up to eclipse them.
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The high consumption of colas was the main driver of obesity, swelling the burden of non-communicable diseases, the WHO said.
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Millett's work is part of a broader bank of studies on gender differences in non-communicable diseases by the George Institute.
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Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, non-communicable diseases such as heart and vascular disease were major causes of mortality in 2010.
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Other proposals with big payoffs include computer-assisted learning, cheap treatment of non-communicable diseases and educating mothers on hygiene and nutrition.
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Though the fight against diseases like malaria and HIV attract more headlines, non-communicable diseases are on the global health community's radar.
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"I did this once for a huge project, which was presented in the UN Special Assembly on non-communicable diseases," she said.
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Currently, 70 percent of deaths are linked to these so-called non-communicable diseases, due to a growing global population that's living longer.
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Non-communicable disease—illnesses that aren't transferred person-to-person, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma—are a global health concern.
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More Africans are killed by non-communicable diseases like cancer and international funding for cancer research in Africa has been practically non-existent.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the appointment at a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Uruguay on Wednesday.
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At the same time, they are also struggling with an increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases largely driven by aging populations and unhealthy lifestyles.
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As Sonagachi's population ages, the biggest challenging facing the community is how to treat its aging women, who are naturally predisposed to non-communicable diseases.
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"The best available scientific evidence tells us that statins are effective, safe drugs," said Liam Smeeth, head of the Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology.
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"Non-communicable diseases are growing," outgoing regional director Shin Young-soo told reporters, referring to conditions related to obesity, such as diabetes and heart problems.
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India is often dubbed as the 'pharmacy of the developing world' for its massive production of generic medicines that treat communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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The report called for donors to spend more on non-communicable diseases, which accounted for less than two percent of their health spending in 2014.
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Earlier, Motsoaledi told parliament, that prices for medicines to treat non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were on the rise.
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But, with growing success in these fights resulting in longer lifespans, there's a time-sensitive need for the focus to shift to non-communicable diseases.
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Compounding this need is the added burden that arises from the increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in communities already struggling without adequate access to healthcare.
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This is particularly true with the rise of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes rightfully demanding attention in low-and middle-income countries.
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The welcome decline in mortality from communicable and maternal causes has corresponded with a rise in deaths from non-communicable diseases associated with lifestyle and old age.
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Non-communicable diseases, also known as chronic diseases, tend to result from a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors, such as diet, according to WHO.
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Could this explain the why being born by cesarean has been linked with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like asthma, eczema, and cardiovascular disease?
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Britain said Mugabe's appointment as a goodwill ambassador for non-communicable diseases in Africa was "surprising and disappointing" and that it risked overshadowing the WHO's global work.
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More than 1.43 percent of deaths in the country during 21.4 were due to non-communicable diseases, up from about 22015 percent in 216, according to the publication.
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Though a middle-income country, China has the disease burden of a rich one: non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes cause 85% of all deaths.
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The Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), which is a network of health scientists that works closely with the World Health Organization, conducted the height research.
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Malnutrition is also a disease of overconsumption, obesity and being overweight, which contributes to a whole host of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease.
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Since early 2016, Kalombo has experimented with joint clubs for patients with HIV and a non-communicable disease: a one-stop shop for all their chronic health needs.
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The situation was further magnified by a rapidly aging society and the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which were already China's number one health threat, the report stated.
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Speaking to reporters, Ghebreyesus said today's announcement marks the first time that WHO has called for the elimination of a significant lifestyle factor responsible for a non-communicable disease.
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In a survey last year the World Bank and the WHO found that more than 19403bn people globally have uncontrolled hypertension, a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases.
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Doctors Without Borders provides care to refugees free of charge, but van den Bosch told me the lack of employment only exacerbates the challenges of treating non-communicable diseases.
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"A recent newspaper described Japan as a 'paradise for smokers,' and I'm sure it wouldn't want that title," said Douglas Bettcher, WHO's director for prevention of non-communicable disease.
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Five years ago, forecasters predicted annual African drug sales would reach $45 billion by 2020, driven by economic growth and the rise of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer.
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This shock factor has continued through to recent months and years: the West African Ebola epidemic received much more media and political attention than any non-communicable disease ever could.
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While its three clinics—for STDs, gynecology, and general illnesses—are crucial to the community, they cannot provide regular medicine and care for seemingly simple non-communicable diseases, such as arthritis.
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In 2011, more than 190 countries signed an agreement with the World Health Organization to combat non-communicable diseases, with a focus on education and regulating industries like tobacco and alcohol.
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After analyzing the data across those countries, the researchers found that non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, were the most common cause of deaths and illnesses globally among the adults.
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Novo Nordisk Chief Executive Officer Lars Sorensen made the announcement while taking part in a panel discussion during the U.N. General Assembly on growing rates of non-communicable diseases among vulnerable populations.
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WHO last year appointed a very suitable goodwill ambassador for non-communicable diseases: former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, who has already donated significant sums to battling NCDs.
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An excellent place to start is for organizations that typically have not formed partnerships to work together — including those working on non-communicable diseases, like cervical cancer and infectious diseases, like HIV.
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"The next step is ... to focus also on non-communicable diseases," said Mohamed Alwani, medical director of Ithani-Asheri Hospital in the Tanzanian town of Arusha, referring to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
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The study found that deaths from firearms, conflict and terrorism have increased globally, and that non-communicable, or chronic, diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes caused 72 percent of all deaths worldwide.
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The company will also collaborate with Iran's ministry of Health on programs for prevention and control of chronic and non-communicable diseases as well as on managing related risk factors, such as diabetes.
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The study, "The palm oil industry and non-communicable diseases", called for more research and tighter regulation of the $60 billion industry, and said researchers should be wary of being influenced by lobbyists.
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It capped prices of several medical devices to help the poor, ramped up screening of non-communicable diseases and, on top of that, also raised the federal health budget by more than a quarter.
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Such non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for nearly 70 percent of all deaths worldwide and almost three quarters of them occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization.
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They leave behind wealthier lifestyles and bring with them a new range of diseases stemming from these lifestyles, namely chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension -- known as "Non Communicable Diseases" (NCDs).
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Strong primary care systems can better deal with non-communicable disease and trauma — massive yet neglected global health problems for which there are no "quick fixes" — not to mention the next outbreak or crisis.
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"Our target audience is not simply national governments but also aid agencies and donors who are substantially underinvesting in non-communicable diseases relative to the amount of ill health that they cause," Ezzati said.
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This marked only the fourth time that a General Assembly had taken up a health-related issue, joining past sessions on HIV, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and the Ebola virus.
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"The Lancet Commission Report may just contain the right ingredients needed for a nutritionally challenged world," said Katie Dain, CEO of the Non Communicable Diseases Alliance global partnership, who was not involved in the report.
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Some 60% of mortality and 80% of the global disease burden are a function of just four lifestyle choices—lack of exercise, poor nutrition, smoking and alcohol abuse—which lead to major non-communicable diseases.
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Watch this on VICE: Communicable diseases in Sonagachi have finally stabilized because of the efforts that came from unionization, but "non-communicable diseases are coming to the forefront," says Smarajit Jana, a respected Kolkata-based epidemiologist.
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Addressing the impacts of non-communicable diseases - associated with smoking, drinking, obesity and pollution - costs Peru $24 billion, or about 11 percent of GDP, every year, the finance ministry said, citing a study from Harvard University.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made the appointment at a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Uruguay on Wednesday, said in a statement that he had listened to those expressing concerns.
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"The global epidemic of non-communicable diseases is an important public health issue," said lead author Dr. Margo Mountjoy of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, in an email.
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The draft recommendations, the first since 2002, are aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases, led by cardiovascular diseases, blamed for 72 percent of the 54.7 million estimated deaths worldwide every year, many before the age of 503.
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A 2015 World Bank report warned that more and more Indonesians - both adults and young children, and across all income levels - are becoming overweight, and urged steps to mitigate related health risks such as non-communicable diseases.
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PHFI activities such as training health workers for government programs and research into non-communicable diseases could be hurt by the funding ban, said Soumya Swaminathan, secretary of the department of health research in the federal health ministry.
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The findings include a rising prevalence of obesity in nearly every nation, idling or worsening mortality rates in some countries, and a high burden of non-communicable diseases, contributing to nearly three-quarters of deaths worldwide in 2017.
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"Historically, maternal anaemia and child undernutrition have been seen as separate problems to obesity and non-communicable diseases," said Jessica Fanzo, a professor at Johns Hopkins University in the United States who co-led the Global Nutrition Report.
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Published Thursday in the medical journal The Lancet, it is the result of a collaboration led by The Lancet, the World Health Organization, Imperial College London and the Non-Communicable Disease Alliance, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland.
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The things that kill people globally are also expected to change over the years, with infectious diseases such as malaria becoming less common causes of death than chronic and non-communicable disorders like diabetes, lung cancer, and kidney disease.
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The World Health Organisation held the first meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity in 2014, recognising the link between obesity while young and non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders and cardiovascular disease in adult life.
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"We are seeing very worrying trends with pediatricians who have children come in as young as 7 with type 2 diabetes," said Temo Waqanivalu, programme officer for population-based prevention of non-communicable diseases at the World Health Organization.
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"Both countries also have an aging population, necessitating an increased focus on responding to the increasing burden of neurodegenerative and non-communicable diseases, including cancer, which is the leading cause of death in Cuba and second in the U.S.," HHS said.
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Nadda argued the funds were needed for expanding vaccination coverage and free drugs distribution, and also to ward off a growing threat of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, which killed 6 million people in India in 2016.
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The panel on Friday called on governments to increase efforts to fight an explosive epidemic of non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries which account for 71 percent of all deaths globally, or 41 million deaths a year.
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A former Ethiopian minister of foreign affairs, former minister of health and malaria expert, Tedros was a man who was largely unfamiliar to the world before his inexplicable decision to appoint Mugabe as an advocate for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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The REPLACE package is the first time the WHO is calling for the elimination of a big lifestyle factor driving non-communicable disease, as indicated by Dr. Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the WHO, while speaking during a telebriefing on Monday.
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The coronavirus has continued its worldwide spread—as of this writing, there have been 82,51 confirmed cases and almost 3,000 deaths—which may not be the best news for completely non-communicable Corona beer, or for its parent company, Constellation Brands.
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An agreement between the U.S. and Cuba calls for "coordination across abroad spectrum of public health issues, including global health security, communicable and non-communicable diseases, research and development, and information technology, " according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Two decades after they were spurred into action to tackle AIDS in Africa, global drugmakers said on Wednesday they would invest an initial $50 million over three years to fight cancer and other non-communicable diseases in poor countries.
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"This is highhanded and wrong, and we do not like it," Dr. Mahen Wijesuriya, an expert on diabetes and the executive director of the Non Communicable Diseases Alliance Lanka, a nonprofit group in the city of Rajagiriya, said of the revised beverage tax.
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What's actually ailing America's health system is this: The combination of rent-seeking in the marketplace and government subsidies for inefficiency and waste has swelled health costs across public and private sectors, even as it has undermined efforts to combat non-communicable chronic conditions.
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The other 2019 health threats highlighted by WHO include non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer, a possible flu pandemic (reminder: get your flu shot), living conditions like famine and war that make people especially vulnerable, antibiotic resistance, weak health care systems, and the mosquitoborne Dengue virus.
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"As the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, reducing blood pressure is also a key step to meeting the overarching target of reducing non-communicable disease mortality," said Gretchen Stevens, a statistician with the WHO's Department of Information, Evidence and Research who worked with Ezzati's team.
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"I think that the important message when we're talking about the federal level is there really is not a lot of precedent for a federal declaration for a non-communicable health condition," Lainie Rutkow, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
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The following are some of the main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks: Two decades after they were spurred into action to tackle AIDS in Africa, global drugmakers said they would invest $50 million over three years to fight cancer and other non-communicable diseases in poor countries.
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"Physical inactivity causes various non-communicable diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and breast and colon cancers, which ultimately lead to premature mortality," said Dr. Si-Hyuck Kang, a co-author of the study and a researcher at Seoul National University "Physical activity fosters normal growth and metabolism," Kang said by email.
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However, the director general of WHO has stated that the biggest threat to human health is from non-communicable diseases which are "driven by the effects of globalisation on marketing and trade, rapid urbanisation and population ageing—factors over which the individual has little control and over which the health sector has little sway".
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"Children are not getting physical activity in the school days, there is poor food opportunities in many schools, walking and cycling to school is going down in many countries, unsafe in many other countries, and parents are not being given the right, sufficient advice on nutrition," said Fiona Bull of WHO's department of non-communicable diseases.
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The years of potential lives lost in India in 2030 to non-communicable diseases are expected to be nearly twice as high than in China and more than ten times higher than in the US. India's healthcare system is notoriously expensive, and the private sector has come to dominate it because the government still spends just barely over 1 percent of the national GDP on its health budget.
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"More research is required to determine the independent associations of physical activity and air pollution with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases; nonetheless, there is more than enough evidence to justify the implementation of policies and interventions that might actually increase physical activity and decrease air pollution, such as Cyclovias, free sport and exercise facilities, bicycle sharing schemes, electric vehicles, low sulfur fuels, exhaust filters, and driving prohibition schemes," they write.
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