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The news headlines are filled with mentions of infectious diseases — e.g., Ebola, influenza, malaria, and tuberculosis, but the reality is that the global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The news headlines are filled with mentions of infectious diseases — e.g., Ebola, influenza, malaria, and tuberculosis, but the reality is that the global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A 2014 report by WHO about NCDs in 194 countries stated that 85% of deaths from NCDs occur in low-income and middle-income countries, which suggests that substantial global collaborative action is necessary. The global political priority has shifted from infectious to non-infectious diseases, which is evident from the UN high-level meeting on NCDs in July, 2013. Yet funding for NCD research has not followed this trajectory.
Dr Xuetao Cao’s (GACD Chair 2013-15), article is published in the Lancet.
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