United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable disease prevention and control
NCD summit to shape the international agenda
Date: 19-20 September 2011
Place: New York, USA
Noncommunicable diseases - or NCDs - like heart attacks and strokes, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease account for over 63% of deaths in the world today. Every year, NCDs kill 9 million people under 60. The socio-economic impact is staggering. Global leaders will meet at the United Nations in New York from 19-20 September 2011 to set a new international agenda on NCDs.
This is only the second time in the history of the UN that the General Assembly meets on a health issue (the last issue was AIDS). The aim is for countries to adopt a concise, action-oriented outcome document that will shape the global agendas for generations to come.
Meeting outcomes
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Political declaration adopted at the UN General Assembly
pdf, 97kb -
Summary report of the discussions at the round tables
pdf, 335kb
Follow-up
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WHO discussion paper: The Solidarity Tobacco Contribution
pdf, 487kb - A report by Bill Gates to G20 leaders on the Solidarity Tobacco Contribution
News
ABOUT THE MEETING
MEDIA CENTRE
ABOUT NCDs
RESOURCES FOR TAKING ACTION
KEY DOCUMENTS
Facts about NCDs
- 36 million people die annually from NCDs.
- 63% of all global deaths are due to NCDs.
- 9 million people die too young from NCDs, before the age of 60.