Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and increasingly affect children and adolescents. UNICEF tackles this through a multisectoral approach that reduces exposure to ...

More than 6,000 people a day are infected with viral hepatitis — and progress fighting the disease has stalled, a recently released World Health Organization report suggests. The analysis, released at ...

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are chronic diseases that are not transmitted from person to person. They typically develop slowly and progress over time. NCDs include conditions such as cancers, ...

Global life expectancy in 2023 is more than 20 years higher compared to 1950, and the age-standardized mortality rate is 67% lower, with all 204 countries and territories reporting declines. Despite ...

Despite overall declines in premature non-communicable disease deaths, the study reveals faltering progress driven by uneven regional trends and emerging health threats. Probability of dying from an ...

In a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers review and assess the potential exacerbation of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs) through their ...

As the EU’s flagship Healthier Together – Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) initiative moves into its final two years, health experts warn the programme risks falling behind the fast-evolving science on ...

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of mortality in India, causing nearly 31 per cent of deaths, according to the latest data presented by the Sample Registration Survey under the ...

The 17th United Nations General Assembly announced this historic move, marking the outcome of the UN’s Fourth High-Level Meeting held on September 25, which focused on preventing and controlling NCDs ...