(14 March 2017) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are the leading cause of premature deaths in the world. More than 80% of premature deaths caused by one of these diseases occurs in developing countries even though this can be prevented in the majority of cases.  In order to face this reality, the Italian development cooperation must go down new paths together with partner countries in order to promote new strategies for the treatment and prevention of NCDs and to fight the risk factors at both the individual and community level and the impact on society. The Italian Agency for development cooperation organised a conference taking place on March 17 titled “Strengthening prevention of noncommunicable diseases in developing countries”. The conference proposes to examine existing measures of prevention and is simultaneously an opportunity to present Palestine as a case study – a country in which efficient prevention policies have been implemented.

GIRO AND FRIGENTI

The conference “Strengthening prevention of noncommunicable diseases in developing countries” promoted by the Italian Agency for development cooperation, is devoted to a rising need for global cooperation in health. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Gior; the Director of AICS, Laura Frigenti, the Director of Noncommunicable Disease Prevention of the WHO, Douglas Bettcher; the Director of the Jerusalem branch of AICS, Cristina Natoli and Agostino Miozzo of Emergency will all be attending the conference.