Section 3

• Cardiovascular disease, a NCD, has gone from minor disease to the number one cause of death globally. This is due from people living longer and changes in lifestyle increasing the risk
• CVD drugs are widely considered expensive, but research is being done to improve access. Increased awareness and stronger public policy toward healthy living will help lower rates of CVD. Some communities have physical barriers to physical activity and healthy food such as location
• The odds of developing cancer during a lifetime were 1 in 3 for men and 1 in 4 for women.
• Around 40% of cancer is preventable. This includes tobacco use, obesity, alcohol, infections, carcinogens, and radiation
• Mental illness is a NCD and the world experiences 1 trillion USD per year in productivity due to depression and anxiety
• The WHO Special Initiative Plan for Mental Health is a five year plan to set the highest standard of mental well being for people. It seeks universal health coverage for mental health in 12 countriews