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For immediate release: 18th April, 2011

Global Youth Action on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Youth and young professionals worldwide are mobilizing to battle global chronic diseases, delivering key recommendations and building a social movement ahead of the United Nations High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases. Two global networks: the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (www.ypchronic.org) and the NCD Action Network (www.ncdaction.org) are working side-by-side to achieve exactly this.

Download the press release in PDF format here: Youth_Action_April182011.pdf.

Download the press release in Word format here: Youth_Action_April182011.doc.


Youth Action Manifesto on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): The Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YP-CDN) and NCD Action Network recommends the following to stakeholders at the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs on 19-20th September 2011.

Download the Manifesto in PDF format here: Youth_Manifesto_on_NCDs.pdf.

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