WHO Director-General addresses high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases

Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, representatives of civil society organizations, ladies and gentlemen, The 2011 political declaration on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases was a watershed event. Heads of state and government formally recognized these diseases as a major threat to health, economies, and societies and placed them high on the development agenda.
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