WHO Press Conference (under embargo)
Press Conference Announcement
Embargo until 5:30 p.m., Geneva time on Monday, 18 September 2017.
Launch of WHO Noncommunicable disease progress monitor, 2017
This new report is being officially launched at the UN General Assembly on 18 September. It charts achievements made by and challenges facing all countries in meeting their commitments to protect people from premature death and suffering from heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, known as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The report is closely linked to Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which calls for a one-third reduction in premature deaths from NCDs by 2030.
Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director, Prevention of Noncommunicable diseases, WHO Dr Leanne Riley, Team Leader, Noncommunicable diseases surveillance, WHO
This new report is being officially launched at the UN General Assembly on 18 September. It charts achievements made by and challenges facing all countries in meeting their commitments to protect people from premature death and suffering from heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, known as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The report is closely linked to Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which calls for a one-third reduction in premature deaths from NCDs by 2030.
Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director, Prevention of Noncommunicable diseases, WHO Dr Leanne Riley, Team Leader, Noncommunicable diseases surveillance, WHO
