A Seminal Moment?

A Seminal Moment?

In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly will take on the challenges of heart disease and cancer. These non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as they are known, now account for two-thirds of all deaths and half of global disability. Interest in NCDs and their effect on societies has now re...

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Veröffentlicht in:World today 2011-08, Vol.67 (8/9), p.19-20
1. Verfasser: Chand, Sudeep
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Cancer
Costs
Diabetes
Disabilities
Disability
Disease prevention
Diseases
Economic costs
Economic growth
Economic summit conferences
Finance
GDP
GLOBAL HEALTH
Gross Domestic Product
Health care costs
Health care expenditures
Health policy
Heart disease
Heart diseases
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infectious diseases
Maternal & child health
Mortality
Physically Handicapped
Prosperity
Public health
Risk
Tobacco
United Nations
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Zusammenfassung:In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly will take on the challenges of heart disease and cancer. These non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as they are known, now account for two-thirds of all deaths and half of global disability. Interest in NCDs and their effect on societies has now reached unprecedented levels. The World Economic Forum now places NCDs high on the risks of global financial risks. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0043-9134