Swords Into Plowshares non-communicable disease Archives

Posts Tagged: non-communicable disease

May 22, 2015

Gender Inequality, Non-communicable Diseases, and the SDGs

Posted 10:13am

by Nathan Jumper and Amelie Clemot The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York and the NGO Committee on Mental Health recently held a panel session in the UN community on the relation between gender equality and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs are currently divided into four categories: cancers, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and… Read more »

September 19, 2011

UN General Assembly Begins

Posted 5:46pm

The 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly is underway. Today, delegates focused their attention on non-communicable diseases. The President of Kenya explained to the General Assembly actions being taken to address these diseases in his country. Over the next days, other heads of state including U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in New… Read more »