Preventing chronic diseases: a vital investment

WHO GLOBAL REPORT

The report makes the case for urgent action to halt and turn back the growing threat of chronic diseases, and dispels the long-held misunderstandings about heart disease, stroke, cancer and other chronic diseases.

It presents a state-of-the-art guide to effective and feasible interventions, provides practical suggestions for how countries can implement these interventions.
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MORE INFORMATION ON REPORT Report overview: presentation Summary of the report in presentation slides. More information Brief summary Summary of reports' key messages and book order information. Download [pdf 203kb] Information sheets Information on chronic disease risk factors, prevention, economic impact of chronic diseases. More information Region and country specific information sheets Facts and figures on the predicted growth of chronic disease by regions and countries. More information Technical papers Working paper on data sources, methods, results for projections of mortality and burden of disease for 2005, 2015, 2030. More information Working paper on the estimation of the economic impact of chronic diseases in selected countries Download [pdf 239kb]

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2005, 200 pages [E]
ISBN 92 4 156300 1
CHF 30.00/US$27.00
In developing countries: CHF 21.00/US$ 18.90
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