Islamic Republic of Iran on a fast-track to beating noncommunicable diseases

June 2017 Since the 1960s, the Islamic Republic of Iran ’s urban population has tripled and life expectancies have risen. This, however, has increased people’s exposure to tobacco, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity – among the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cardiovascular and lung diseases, cancer and diabet es.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, noncommunicable disease [subject], chronic diseases, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Feature [doctype], Iran (Islamic Republic of) [country] Source Type: news