Q&As on the UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of NCDs
Date and place: 19-20 September 2011, New York, USA
Online Q&As
- 1. What is a United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting?
- 2. Why is a high-level meeting needed for the issue of NCDs prevention and control?
- 3. What is the process leading up to the UNGA High-level Meeting on NCDs?
- 4. What is WHO's role in the build-up to the High-level Meeting on NCDs?
- 5. What is the role of civil society in the High-level Meeting on NCDs?
- 6. What is the role of the private sector in the High-level Meeting on NCDs?
- 7. What will be the result of the High-level Meeting on NCDs?
- 8. What tools exist to reduce the NCDs burden?
- 9. What are some of the key steps already taken that resulted in the call for a UN summit dedicated to NCDs?
Facts about NCDs
- 36 million people die annually from NCDs.
- 63% of all global deaths are due to NCDs.
- 9 million people die too young from NCDs, before the age of 60.