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Year : 2017 | Volume
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Summary of proceedings of the world ncd congress 2017 organized by world NCD federation and post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
JS Thakur
President, World NCD Federation, Chair, World NCD Congress 2017 and Professor, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
J S Thakur President, World NCD Federation, Chair, World NCD Congress 2017 and Professor, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh India
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DOI: 10.4103/jncd.jncd_44_17
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With the view of rising burden of Noncommunicable diseases and the agenda to achieve Sustainable developmental goals, a professional organization working for NCDs globally World NCD Federation(WNF) and Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research(PGIMER), Chandigarh had jointly organized “The First World NCD Congress” at PGIMER, Chandigarh with the theme “Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases: Realizing Sustainable Development Goals”. The Congress included the diverse Plenary and Parallel sessions in the area of Noncommunicable diseases along with the physical activity sessions and special sessions on Policy Forum, Parliamentarian forum, Ministerial forum and Youth Parliament. The congress concluded with a Chandigarh Call for action on NCDs.
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