A new World Health Organization (WHO) study reveals that low income countries could introduce a core set of strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease, diabetes and lung disease for just US$1.20 per person per year. "Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, killing ever more people each year. Nearly 80 per cent of these deaths occur in low and middle income countries," says Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental (…)