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Introduction Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, and one of the major health challenges of the 21st century. In September 2011, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a political declaration was made to strengthen global and national responses to prevent and control NCDs ( United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/2. Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. New York: United Nations; 2012. ( https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/720106/files/A_RES_66_2-EN.pdf) ) As part of the declaration, WHO was given a leadership role, and subsequently established the WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013–2020 (Global NCD Action Plan) adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2013. The first global target is a 25% relative reduction in overall mortality from the four major NCDs (cardiovascular diseases, cancers