WHO urges cost-effective solutions on NCDs

GENEVA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report urging cost-effective solutions to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and improve mental health, warning that global progress has slowed significantly.

The report, titled "Saving lives, spending less," includes new analysis of country-level efforts to reduce NCD mortality between 2010 and 2019. While 82 percent