Progress in the battle against non-communicable diseases like heart disease and cancer, which are the leading cause of death globally, has slowed, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. The UN ...

Cancer cases worldwide are projected to nearly double by 2050, to 35 million from 19.5 million annually, according to a new ...

These are recent media headlines. The kind we see every day. Good news. Why? Because unlike infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases carry risk factors and treatments that, in many cases, we can ...

Haryana's Tele-ECG initiative is transforming NCD care by enabling rapid cardiac diagnosis, saving lives during the golden ...

The health problems that attract the world’s attention tend to be infectious diseases, like the respiratory illness COVID-19. But some of the deadliest killers are no longer those that pass from ...

UNICEF works to increase support and understanding of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in childhood in low- and middle-income countries. Volunteer Village Health Workers in rural Zimbabwe are rising ...

Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

Childhood non-communicable diseases in tribal and rural parts of western and central India often unfold alongside the limited access to diagnosis and specialist care, while urban centres are ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for approximately 43 percent of all deaths in Ghana, the Deputy Minister of Health, ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is developing new guidelines to improve care for pregnant and postpartum women with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). With these recommendations, WHO aims to ...

State conference in Chennai unites experts to address non-communicable diseases, focusing on public health integration and ...