Kampala, Uganda, 5-7 February 2009 – The Aga Khan University (AKU), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of Uganda hosted a two-day summit on “Preparing Communities: Chronic Diseases in the Developing Regions of Africa and Asia”. The summit brought together global experts and leaders from developing countries in Africa and Asia with the aim of investing in a common strategic platform to influence the formation of policies that could combat chronic or non-communicable diseases.
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For more information, including statements by the Rt. Hon. Mr Apolo Robin Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda; the Hon. Dr. Richard Nduhuura, the State Minister of Health-General Duties; and Firoz Rasul, President Aga Khan University, please see the AKU website.
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