They don't put on disguises. They don't lurk in the shadows. They live among us silently, stealing time, health and millions of lives each year. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases or diabetes, infiltrate lives undetected, passing through quietly until the damage is irreversible. They feed off everyday environments and habits we often overlook: 👻 tobacco use, 👻 unhealthy diets, 👻 air pollution, 👻 alcohol consumption, 👻 physical inactivity. In 2021 alone, they claimed at least 43 million lives, accounting for 75% of all deaths globally. Prevention, early detection, screening, treatment, and palliative care are vital to fight these #SilentKillers. But without action, they will keep striking. #BeatNCDs 📸 If you’re at the #UNGA this week, you can see the photo exhibition in the First Basement Corridor, East Wall of the unitednations Headquarters in New York.