- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Call to Action - We Must Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/34651?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/34651?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/34651?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Call to Action - We Must Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases&body=ESG News from Eli Lilly and Company https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/34651?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Call to Action - We Must Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases Mar 11, 2013 5:30 PM ET Campaign: [Lilly Global Health Programs](/news/campaign/lilly-global-health-programs) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/thumbnails/97711/thumbnail-97711_0003.png) ▶ Video [LillyPad Blog](https://lillypad.lilly.com/entry.php?id=1896) by [David Marbaugh](http://lillypad.lilly.com/author.php?n=david-marbaugh) In his most recent column in [Forbes.com](http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlechleiter/2013/03/11/to-reduce-global-poverty-we-must-tackle-non-communicable-diseases/), Lilly Chairman and CEO John Lechleiter, Ph.D., examines the correlation between health and wealth as it pertains to non-communicable diseases – which include cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes. While many think of these diseases as typically effecting more affluent societies, John explains that nearly 80 percent of all NCDs today occur in low- and middle-income countries, due largely to changing lifestyles. As such, NCDs increase poverty and hinder economic growth in countries that can least afford it. The biopharmaceutical industry is playing its role in reducing NCDs by pursuing new treatments – but John says that more holistic solutions are needed, especially in countries with less-developed health-care systems. To that end, John references a recently released series of policy briefs commissioned by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, which outlines key initiatives and provides recommendations for combating NCDs. The “roadmap” explains how improved cooperation across the public and private sectors could strengthen health care systems around the world and help achieve better health outcomes for patients in need. [Continue reading about Lilly's own NCD Partnership](http://bit.ly/XjL0z9) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Logo_of_Eli_Lilly.png)](/profiles/eli-lilly-and-company) ### More from Eli Lilly and Company ###### [Lilly: A Model for Emergent Philanthropy ](/news/lilly-model-emergent-philanthropy) Jun 19, 2015 3:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Going to Camp with a NASCAR Driver and an Olympian ](/news/lilly-going-camp-nascar-driver-and-olympian) Jun 12, 2015 1:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Saving Children With Global Insulin Donations ](/news/lilly-saving-children-global-insulin-donations) Jun 4, 2015 5:00 PM ET ###### [Lilly Releases Corporate Responsibility, Global Health Reports](/news/lilly-releases-corporate-responsibility-global-health-reports) May 7, 2015 11:40 AM ET ###### [Embracing the Power of Diversity at Lilly](/news/embracing-power-diversity-lilly) Apr 30, 2015 2:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Announcing the 2015 REACH Lilly MDR TB Partnership Media Award Winners](/news/lilly-announcing-2015-reach-lilly-mdr-tb-partnership-media-award-winners) Apr 6, 2015 1:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Forging Alliances is Crucial to Fighting Tuberculosis](/news/lilly-forging-alliances-crucial-fighting-tuberculosis) Mar 26, 2015 12:45 PM ET ###### [100 Lilly employees selected for Connecting Hearts Abroad](/news/100-lilly-employees-selected-connecting-hearts-abroad) Mar 12, 2015 5:45 PM ET