New ‘public-private-people’ partnership launched to tackle the greatest global health challenge of our time
Every year millions of people die prematurely from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – including diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease and cancers. The Defeat-NCD Partnership, launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, is a concerted effort to reverse the epidemic. “Imagine if an epidemic threatened to kill 41 million people every year. It’s already happening. …