Kampala, Uganda, 5-7 February 2009 - Two-day summit on "Preparing Communities: Chronic Diseases in the Developing Regions of Africa and Asia".

Speaking at a breakfast session attended by all delegates this morning, Princess Zahra Aga Khan, daughter of His Highness the Aga Khan and member of the Board of Trustees of AKU, noted that whereas it was evident that the rise in chronic diseases was preventable through multi-sector approaches such as the change of lifestyle and diet, Comprehensive Early Childhood Development had been neglected as a preventative approach and was of paramount importance.