NCDs are mainly caused by heavy reliance on tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, poor diet and low levels of physical activity.
The Acting Director of WHO’s NCD cluster Abdikamal Alisalad noted that the high rates of hypertension are particularly worrisome
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The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which has been gradually increasing over the past decade, will likely surpass the toll of sickness and death from infectious diseases in Africa by 2030, a World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
