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  2. Non-communicable disease - Wikipedia

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    A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others. NCDs may be chronic or acute.

  3. National coverage determination - Wikipedia

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    A national coverage determination (NCD) [1] is a United States nationwide determination of whether Medicare will pay for an item or service. [2] It is a form of utilization management and forms a medical guideline on treatment. Medicare coverage is limited to items and services that are considered "reasonable and necessary" for the diagnosis or ...

  4. National Council on Disability - Wikipedia

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    In 1978, NCD was created under the original name of the National Council on the Handicapped. It was set up as an advisory body to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by the Comprehensive Services and Disability Amendments Act of 1978 as an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780 et seq.).

  5. United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and ...

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    The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases was established by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2013. It was the successor to the United Nations Ad Hoc Interagency Task Force on Tobacco Control that had been in existence since 1999. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), often known as ...

  6. List of countries by risk of death from non-communicable ...

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    This is a list of countries by risk of premature death from non-communicable disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease between ages 30 and 70 as published by the World Health Organization in 2008.

  7. National Commission On Disabilities - Wikipedia

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    As part of the commission's mandate in consistent with the Act establishing the National Commission on Disabilities (NCD) by the 51st National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia in November 2005, NCD was established to have jurisdiction over matters involving and appertaining to the welfare and wellbeing of PWDs including but not limited to carrying out empowerment through Capacity ...

  8. UK COVID-19 Inquiry - Wikipedia

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    The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is an ongoing, independent public inquiry into the United Kingdom 's response to, and the impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. Public hearings began in June 2023. Boris Johnson announced the inquiry in May 2021, to start in Spring 2022. In December 2021, Heather Hallett was announced as ...

  9. NCD - Wikipedia

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