Global burden of disease--a race against time

TY - JOUR

T1 - Global burden of disease--a race against time

AU - Meyrowitsch, Dan W

AU - Bygbjerg, Ib Christian

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common infectious diseases will co-exist with the new NCDs. In order for preventive measures directed towards NCD to be cost-effective, these have to be implemented within the next 10-20 years.

AB - Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common infectious diseases will co-exist with the new NCDs. In order for preventive measures directed towards NCD to be cost-effective, these have to be implemented within the next 10-20 years.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 17349218

SN - 2245-1919

VL - 54

SP - 32

EP - 34

JO - Danish Medical Journal

JF - Danish Medical Journal

IS - 1

ER -