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Advocacy
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are by far the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing over 60% of all deaths. Contrary to popular opinion, available data demonstrate that nearly 80% of NCD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Despite their rapid growth and inequitable distribution, much of the human and social impact caused each year by NCD-related deaths could be averted through well-understood, cost-effective and feasible interventions.
There are currently a number of international organisations monitoring and pushing for action on NCD's who have published useful resources and documents.
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Policies affecting asthma and non-communicable diseases
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Trade agreement threatens access to affordable medicines
Access to affordable medicines is threatened by the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, according to the New Zealand-based leader of the Global Asthma Network, Professor Innes Asher.
Read more | Auckland University Press Release | View article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Strategic_Economic_Partnership
It is vital that governments continue to develop coherent policies to enhance access to effective asthma medicines. The Global Asthma Network is concerned that new international agreements being developed behind closed doors such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement potentially put at risk the ability of governments to negotiate lower prices for quality–assured medicines. Professor Jane Kelsey, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland maintains a blog monitoring the progress of this agreement.Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020
http://www.who.int/nmh/events/ncd_action_plan/en/
May 2013 -- Member States at the Sixty-Sixth World Health Assembly approved the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020.
World Health Organization NCD Global Monitoring Framework
http://www.who.int/nmh/global_monitoring_framework/en/
8 February 2013 -- WHO developed a global monitoring framework to enable global tracking of progress in preventing and controlling major noncommunicable diseases - cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases and diabetes - and their key risk factors. The framework comprises nine global targets and 25 indicators and will be up for adoption by Member States during the World Health Assembly in May 2013.