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One year after the historic United Nations High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), Medtronic today announced a five-year, $6 million (U.S.) philanthropic commitment in India to accelerate programs specifically designed to expand access to quality care and management of diabetes and heart disease, two of the world's leading killers.
"Coming out of the U.N. High Level Meeting, it's been our pledge to help drive action at the country level, and then share those results globally," said Dr. Jacob Gayle, executive director of the Medtronic Foundation and vice president, Medtronic Community Affairs. "By focusing on diabetes and cardiovascular disease, we hope to strengthen overall health systems in order to expand access in underserved communities. Given both the need and opportunity in India, it was clear that we needed to ramp up our support to help those already working to improve care."
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is currently the leading cause of death in urban and rural India, killing three million people each year. India is also home to more than 60 million diabetics - more than any other country.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/idUS118682+21-Sep-2012+HUG20120921
"Coming out of the U.N. High Level Meeting, it's been our pledge to help drive action at the country level, and then share those results globally," said Dr. Jacob Gayle, executive director of the Medtronic Foundation and vice president, Medtronic Community Affairs. "By focusing on diabetes and cardiovascular disease, we hope to strengthen overall health systems in order to expand access in underserved communities. Given both the need and opportunity in India, it was clear that we needed to ramp up our support to help those already working to improve care."
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is currently the leading cause of death in urban and rural India, killing three million people each year. India is also home to more than 60 million diabetics - more than any other country.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/idUS118682+21-Sep-2012+HUG20120921