{"id":16478,"date":"2024-01-25T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=16478"},"modified":"2024-01-25T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:00:45","slug":"discussing-prevention-and-control-of-noncommunicable-diseases-at-eb154","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/discussing-prevention-and-control-of-noncommunicable-diseases-at-eb154\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases at EB154"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a statement made by the World Heart Federation at the WHO Executive Board Meeting (EB154) on Agenda Item 7: Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We welcome the Secretariat report and note with deep concern that progress towards achieving SDG 3.4 has slowed since 2015. While being largely preventable, NCDs and cardiovascular disease are responsible for 74% of deaths globally, mostly occurring in LMICs. We cannot afford the cost of inaction. As the global community prepares for the 4th HLM on NCDs in 2025, we urge Member States to:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n