The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new report entitled “Saving lives, spending less,” highlighting that a modest annual investment of just $3 per person in combating noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could produce economic returns reaching $1 trillion by the year 2030. In addition, WHO presented a new review of national progress in reducing deaths from NCDs between 2010 and 2019. Although 82% of countries saw declines in mortality over that period, progress has generally slowed