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 ...

Discover crucial insights on hypertension in India, its prevalence, risk factors, and the urgent need for effective ...

Chennai: State-run medical colleges must be transformed into knowledge hubs that promote research to prevent diseases, ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has considerable control over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths, according to a new study ...

In the English-speaking Caribbean, one of the sub-regions of the world with the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), public health organizations are locked in a tug-of-war with the ...

Excessive sugar, salt and trans fat intake is a major cause of NCDs. Public health specialists stressed that mandatory disclosure of these ingredients on packaged foods is essential to reduce the ...

FIVE people died due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) amid the holiday season, the Department of Health (DOH) said.Based ...

The Health Ministry says that Nigeria faces simultaneous burdens of communicable, non-communicable, and lifestyle-related ...