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The Lancet Group: The Lancet zeroes in on NCDs

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Jan 4, 2025, 13:22

The Lancet Group: The Lancet zeroes in on NCDs

The Lancet Group shared a post on LinkedIn:

“New year, new issue. The Lancet zeroes in on NCDs.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of premature death and disability worldwide. It is estimated that, in 2021, they were responsible for the deaths of 17.3 million people and nearly 80% of all years lived with disability before the age of 70.

There have been three UN high-level meetings on NCDs. Will this year’s meeting finally help turn the tide?

‘If the 2025 high-level meeting on NCDs is to achieve lasting progress where previous efforts have failed, it will have to find a way to confront and overcome the pernicious influence and lobbying of industries that continue to undermine any efforts of the health community’, states our latest Editorial.”

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Bente Mikkelsen, Former Director of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, shared this post, adding:

“This is a very serious and urgent matter that needs the highest level of attention and investments for action.”

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Bente Mikkelsen is the Former Director of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) at WHO Headquarters in Geneva and was previously Director for Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Europe. She also headed the secretariat for the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on Noncommunicable Diseases.

Trained as a Gynecologist and Obstetrician, her primary focus now is aligning efforts toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals by reducing premature deaths from NCDs and employing innovation and collaboration across sectors.