As India marks an important milestone in its fight against polio, international health experts say that it is too soon to declare victory. Mass vaccination has eradicated the crippling disease in many parts of the world. But polio transmission and sudden outbreaks remain a challenge in large regions of the Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as in west and central Africa. VOA’s Vidushi Sinha has more on the epidemic that just won’t quit.]]
Noncommunicable diseases are a large and diverse group of diseases that a responsible for over 41 million deaths each year. They have a major economic impact for individuals and communities. In this video, we’ll take a look at what they are, and some key features about them.
For more information have a look at the links below:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases#tab=tab_1
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/index.html
This video was created by Ranil Appuhamy
Narrated by – James Clark
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