Non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing threat to children and adolescents. NCDs undermine children's and adolescents’ right to health, nutrition, education and play. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without addressing NCDs in children. Health systems all over the world are increasingly burdened by the management of NCDs…, UNICEF’s response, UNICEF works with governments and partners to help reduce the risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to strengthen health systems to identify and manage NCDs in children and young people. We strive to integrate prevention and management of childhood NCDs in our maternal, newborn and child health programmes. As a member…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF Programme Guidance for Early-Life Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases UNICEF Silent Suffocation in Africa: Air Pollution Is a Growing Menace UNICEF The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2020 WHO United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs, More from UNICEF