{"id":2513,"date":"2017-09-22T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/who-launches-new-ncds-progress-monitor\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:55:48","slug":"who-launches-new-ncds-progress-monitor","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/who-launches-new-ncds-progress-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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18 September 2017 | Geneva\/New York – Governments must step up efforts to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to meet globally agreed targets, including preventing the premature deaths of millions of people from these conditions, according to a new WHO report released today.<\/p>\n

Limited national progress has been made in the fight against NCDs \u2013 primarily cardiovascular<\/a> and chronic respiratory diseases, cancers and diabetes<\/a> \u2013 which are the world\u2019s biggest killers, and claim the lives of 15 million people aged 30 to 70 years annually.<\/p>\n

But the WHO Noncommunicable disease Progress Monitor 2017, which charts actions by countries to set targets, implement policies to address four main shared and modifiable NCD risk factors (tobacco<\/a>, unhealthy diet<\/a>, physical inactivity<\/a> and harmful use of alcohol<\/a>) and build capacities to reduce and treat NCDs, shows that progress around the world has been uneven and insufficient.<\/p>\n

In his foreword to the Monitor , Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, highlighted advances in responding to NCDs but urged further action, “Bolder political action is needed to address constraints in controlling NCDs, including the mobilization of domestic and external resources and safeguarding communities from interference by powerful economic operators.”<\/p>\n

The Progress Monitor provides data on 19 indicators in all of WHO\u2019s 194 Member States. The indicators include setting time-bound targets to reduce NCD deaths; developing all-of-government policies to address NCDs; implementing key tobacco demand reduction measures, measures to reduce harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets and promote physical activity; and strengthening health systems through primary health care and universal health coverage.<\/p>\n

Key highlights of the 2017 edition include:<\/p>\n