Four industries kill on a population scale. The rules that make their products cheap, available and advertised remain the least measured part of the epidemic, certainly in LMICs like Cambodia. Tobacco, ultra-processed food, fossil fuels and alcohol account for 19 million deaths a year: 34% of all deaths (56 million), and 41% of deaths from n...

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...