tailieunhanh - ZERO DRAFT GLOBAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES 2013-2020

Faculty are required to adhere to the hospital-wide Code of Conduct, available online at . As stated on the website, the Code of Conduct applies to the trustees, employees, and medical staff of Boston Children’s Hospital and the physician practice groups at the Hospital (the Foundations). It is intended to maintain and reinforce Boston Children’s commitment to conduct our affairs in compliance with state and federal laws and established standards of business and professional ethics, and it also highlights policies of particular importance that apply to all members of the Boston Children’s community, including faculty | ỂỀil yVũr d .Hea. th ww Organization ZERO DRAFT Version dated 10 October 2012 ZERO DRAFT GLOBAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES 2013-2020 Page 1 of 34 Zero Draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 Abbreviations AIDS FAO FCTC Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 HIV IAEA ILO ITU NCD NGO Political Declaration UN UNAIDS UNDAF UNDP UNECE UNEP UNFPA UN-HABITAT UNICEF UNRWA UNWOMEN WFP WHA WHO WTO acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Framework Convention on Tobacco Control WHO Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020 human immunodeficiency virus International Atomic Energy Agency International Labour Organization International Telecommunication Union noncommunicable disease nongovernmental organization Political Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly 2011 High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases United Nations Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS UN Development Assistance Framework United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Population Fund United Nations Human Settlements Programme United Nations Children s Fund United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women United Nations World Food Programme World Health Assembly World Health Organization World Trade Organization Page 2 of 34 Zero Draft Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 Context The global burden and threat of noncommunicable disease NCDs constitutes one of the major challenges for development in the twenty-first century which undermines social and economic development throughout the world and threatens the achievement of internationally agreed development goals in low- and middle-income countries. An estimated 36 million deaths or 63 of the 57 million deaths that occurred globally in .