The Population Reference Bureau’s report was funded by the AstraZeneca Young Health Programme (YHP). The YHP was founded in partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Plan International, with local NGO partners to positively impact the health of adolescents in marginalised communities worldwide through research, advocacy, and on-the-ground programs focused on NCD prevention.
The Population Reference Bureau (www.prb.org) informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
“Promoting healthy behaviours among young people is key to curbing a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)”, say Toshiko Kaneda, Senior Research Associate, and Reshma Naik, Senior policy analyst, the authors of a new report by the Population Reference Bureau.The four main... (more)
Jul 21, 2016 15:22 IST
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