September 19 - 20, 2011; New York, New York
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On September 21, 2011, the UN High-Level Meeting on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) resulted in the signing of a declaration to address key issues related to the world's leading NCDs: cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. The final declaration is available in English and in several translated versions.
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