Chronic diseases and development
The Lancet - Website: http://bit.ly/fvLopJ
“……..In September 2011, the UN will hold its first High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on chronic non-communicable diseases. The Lancet’s Series of papers is a contribution to preparations for the September meeting.
These papers cover a range of diseases – cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive respiratory diseases – and present strategies for substantial health gains, monitoring, and scaling up of interventions. We also highlight earlier Lancet Series and provide links through to all of the relevant content. …’
Series Comment
Chronic diseases: global action must match global evidence
Rethinking health-care systems: a focus on chronicity
Mobilising the world for chronic NCDs
Series Papers
Raising the priority of preventing chronic diseases: a political process
Health, agricultural, and economic effects of adoption of healthy diet recommendations
Tackling of unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and obesity: health effects and cost-effectiveness
Prevention and management of chronic disease: a litmus test for health-systems strengthening in low-income and middle-income countries
Monitoring and surveillance of chronic non-communicable diseases: progress and capacity in high-burden countries
Additional Lancet Series
Chronic diseases and injuries in India
Published Jan 11, 2011
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