Noncommunicable diseases: what municipal authorities, local governments and ministries responsible for urban planning need to know

Overview

KEY POINTS

• Urbanization is driving noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemics. 
• NCDs threaten the resiliency and sustainability of cities. 
• There are cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level that can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits. 
• Prevention must be a central component of NCD responses. 
• Those responsible for urban planning have a fundamental responsibility to tackle NCDs and their socioeconomic impacts. 
• Tackling NCDs provides an opportunity for government, the private sector and civil society to work together to make life-saving, life-enhancing differences for entire city populations.

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Arabic; Chinese; French; Spanish; Russian.