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The emerging global health crisis : noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries / Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. and Thomas E. Donilon, chairs ; Thomas J. Bollyky, project director.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Council on Foreign Relations. Independent Task Force on Noncommunicable Diseases, author, issuing body.
- Series:
- Independent task force report ; Number 72.
- Independent Task Force Report ; Number 72
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chronic diseases--Developing countries.
- Chronic diseases.
- Medical assistance, American--Developing countries.
- Medical assistance, American.
- Public health--International cooperation.
- Public health.
- International cooperation.
- Chronic Disease--economics.
- Medical Assistance.
- International Cooperation.
- Developing Countries--economics.
- Developing countries.
- Medical Subjects:
- Chronic Disease--economics.
- Medical Assistance.
- International Cooperation.
- Developing Countries--economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Council on Foreign Relations, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealthier countries. In 2013 alone, NCDs killed eight million people before their sixtieth birthdays in developing countries. A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report and accompanying interactive look at the factors behind this epidemic and the ways the United States can best fight it"--Publisher's web site.
- Contents:
- Task Force Members; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; The Rising Epidemic of NCDs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; The Factors Behind the Rising NCD Epidemic; Current Investments in Addressing NCDs in Developing Countries; The Case for Increased U.S. Engagement; How the United States Can Make a Difference; NCD Challenges on Which U.S. Leadership Would Make a Difference Now; NCD Challenges on Which U.S. Leadership Would Make a Difference in the Near Term; Shared NCD Challenges for Collaboration; Conclusion; Additional Views; Endnotes; Task Force Members
- Task Force ObserversIndependent Task Force Reports
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-87609-617-8
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