Global Health Seminar Series
"The United Nations and Global Focus on Non-Communicable Diseases: A Private Sector Perspective"
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Date
Monday, February 20, 2012
Time
5 p.m.
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Description
Trevor Gunn, PhD, Senior Director, International Relations, Medtronic, Inc.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more deaths worldwide than all other causes combined. In September at the UN General Assembly, governments and all actors across the health care spectrum pledged to work with the UN to combat NCDs. So - where do we go from here? The speaker will discuss the benefits of a global multi-stakeholder approach to addressing the prevention and control of NCDs.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more deaths worldwide than all other causes combined. In September at the UN General Assembly, governments and all actors across the health care spectrum pledged to work with the UN to combat NCDs. So - where do we go from here? The speaker will discuss the benefits of a global multi-stakeholder approach to addressing the prevention and control of NCDs.
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