Bente Mikkelsen, head of the World Health Organization's division that oversees NCDs, says, "WHO is calling on all governments to adopt the interventions that are known to work to help avert 39 million deaths by 2030 and make countless other lives lived longer, healthier and happier."
The report states that the causes and preventive measures for NCDs are well known. It calls for governments to invest an additional $18 billion per year in poorer countries to prevent and treat NCDs and make a big difference while generating net economic benefits amounting to $2.7 trillion in the next seven years. It also warns, "The data paint a clear picture. The problem is that the world isn't looking at it.”