Thread by @WHO

We all know someone suffering from:

Cancer
Diabetes
Lung disease
Heart diseases
Stroke

These noncommunicable diseases are the 🌍's biggest killers, responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths worldwide.

We need your help to #BeatNCDs!

Tobacco. 🚬
Alcohol. 🍻
Air pollution. 🏭
Unhealthy diet. 🍔
Physical inactivity. 🛋️

These are the main NCDs risks.

Let's STOP them.
Let's #BeatNCDs.

@pahowho @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO Noncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people prematurely every year, many of them in the prime of life.

41 MILLION lives.
41 MILLION families affected.

But we could save nearly 10 million lives by 2025. Let's #BeatNCDs

@pahowho @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO DYK: Each year 800K people die from #suicide.

Let’s #BeatNCDs

Here’s what you can do for a healthier life and help #BeatNCDs 🚭🚲🥗🏊🏼‍♀🧘🏻‍♂

This is what governments can do to #BeatNCDs.

Every 2 seconds ⏰ someone aged 30 to 70 years dies prematurely from:
🔹heart and lung diseases
🔹stroke
🔹cancer
🔹diabetes.

Let's #BeatNCDs. It's time for #HealthForAll

We can #BeatNCDs through Universal Health Coverage. It`s time for #HealthForAll!

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO You can #BeatNCDs by choosing healthy diets
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO We can #BeatNCDs by promoting physical activity and healthy environments.
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO We can #BeatNCDs by beating tobacco.
Tobacco kills people. Say #NoTobacco 🚭

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO We can eliminate cervical #cancer as a public health problem through intensified vaccination against HPV, screening and treatment (link: bit.ly/2hujn3D) bit.ly/2hujn3D

Let's #BeatNCDs

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO We can prevent #diabetes type 2. This is how.
Let's #BeatNCDs