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News releases, statements

• The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases
  14 May 2010 -- WHO note for the media on the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
• Prevention is best option to tackle noncommunicable diseases
  24 February 2010 -- Opening remarks by Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, at the Global noncommunicable disease network (NCDnet) global forum
• Global forum addresses solutions to prevent premature deaths
  24 February 2010 -- WHO note for the media on the NCDnet First Global Forum
• New network to combat noncommunicable diseases
  8 July 2009 -- WHO news release on the creation of the NCDnet