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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Press Release - Momentum to tackle world’s leading cause of death





Today is World Health Day and the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners use this opportunity to both cherish the advan­ces made in world health and to gather mo­mentum for tackling existing problems.
 
IOGT International strongly participates in the commemoration as Mr Sven-Olov Carlsson, President of IOGT International, points out: “IOGT International has for more than 160 years been part of the global efforts to promote development by improving public health. The­refore World Health Day is important to reflect what is left to do: still today we face major thre­ats to global health and positive societal deve­lopment. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one such key issue because they kill three out of five humans in the world.”  > > > >  Read More
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