Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
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WHO global co-ordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (GCM/NCD)
This policy brief is one of five relating to the commitment by Heads of State and Government at the High Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in September 2011 to call upon the private sector to contribute to the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). A separate discussion paper summarises lessons learnt to date a...
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