Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan inaugurates BAF Tree Plantation Campaign-2022 being planted a sapling on the premises of BAF Headquarters Sunday. ISPR photo

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Treating noncommunicable diseases

Rebecca Root :The terms “noncommunicable diseases” and “NCDs” don’t exactly lend themselves to snappy and exciting communications campaigns and, for many, the definition isn’t clear. But mention heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, or mental health individually, and people have some level of knowledge and personal connection.Still, with common prevention tactics and risk factors uniting them, grouping these diseases together under the NCD umbrella is necessary to achieve maximum impact to change policy, acquire funding, and raise awareness.“I think the biggest...

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