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In this short article, Grace Ku reflects upon the Political Declaration and proceedings of the 4th High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases during the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held in New York on 25 September. The 4th Political Declaration Almost 6 months prior to the UNGA 4th High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicab...
In December 2024, the International Research Network on Quality of Care for Chronic Conditions held its first meeting in Antwerp. The focus was the growing burden of chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and access to good quality care. While globally NCD attention is increasing alongside high-level political commitments, it’s fair to s...
Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD) are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Just to give you an idea: in 2015, 3·2 million people died from one of the key CRDs, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many of them occur in sub-Saharan African countries and other LMICs, and figures are on the rise. In addition, CRDs are...
