The WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases includes the overarching voluntary target known as '25 by 25'. This target commits member states to:
- A Reducing premature mortality from the four main NCDs by 25% by the year 2025 ✓
- B Achieving 25% coverage of population-based NCD screening by 2025
- C Reducing tobacco use prevalence by 25% relative to 2010 levels by 2025
- D Allocating 25% of the health budget to NCD programmes by 2025
Correct answer: A. Reducing premature mortality from the four main NCDs by 25% by the year 2025
Explanation
The '25 by 25' goal is the overarching voluntary target of the WHO Global Action Plan: a 25% relative reduction in overall premature (under 70 years) mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases by 2025. The other nine voluntary targets cover individual risk factors such as tobacco (30% relative reduction), harmful alcohol use and raised blood pressure, but '25 by 25' refers specifically to premature NCD mortality.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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