WHO agrees on 25% decrease target in non-communicable diseases-related premature mortality by 2025

Initiated by recommendations from a WHO Working Group on non-communicable diseases targets back in July 2011, and after a series of open consultations, WHO Member States agreed, on 9 November 2012, on a global monitoring framework to combat non-communicable diseases, estimated at causing 86% of deaths and 77% of the disease burden in the WHO European Region. The framework consists of a set of 9 global targets to be achieved by 2025, accompanied by 25 measurement indicators. The targets are as follows:

 a 25% reduction in overall premature mortality from non-communicable diseases,

 a 10% reduction in the harmful use of alcohol,

 a 10% reduction in current figures associated with insufficient physical activity,

 less growth in the incidence rate of those withraised blood glucose/diabetes and obesity,

 a 25% reduction in raised blood pressure prevalence,

 a 30% reduction in the population intake of salt/sodium,

 a 30% reduction in tobacco use,

 at least a 50% coverage of drug therapy to prevent heart attacks and strokes

 essential non-communicable diseases medicines and basic technologies to treat major NCDs to be made available and affordable.

What’s next:
 January 2013: The global monitoring framework will be considered by the WHO Executive Board
 May 2013: the World Health Assembly shall consider and adopt the document.

For further information:

 WHO press release - "WHO Member States make progress on non-communicable diseases"

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