WATCH: Youth Activists Demand UN Action on NCDs
Posted on Sep 19, 2011
Dozens of social justice activists and student leaders converged outside of the United Nations building in New York City this morning to demand targets on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). “What do we want? We want equity: EQUITY! Action: ACTION! Targets: TARGETS!”
The youth rally on NCDs sent a clear message to the UN General Assembly: the time for action is now.
With 80 percent of NCD deaths occurring in poor and middle-income countries, global leaders must act now to make essential medicines and technologies for NCDs available and affordable to those who lack access to life-saving healthcare.
Video captured by Chris Manschreck of the PIH NYC Community.
Learn more about PIH's work addressing NCDs in resource-poor countries.
