Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
The role of tobacco use, poor diet and lack of physical activity in the contribution to cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes; the economic cost of chronic disease; the underlying social, economic and cultural transition, including globalisation, urbanisation and aging populations, driving the burden on NCDs.
Latest Documents
- Chronic respiratory diseases in developing countries: the burden and strategies for prevention and management
- N. Aıt-Khaled; D. Enarson; J. Bousque / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2001
- In developing countries, chronic respiratory diseases represent a challenge to public health because of their frequency, severity, projected trends and economic impact. This paper presents a guideline for health care planners who are ...
- Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden: from the local to the global
- A. de-Graft Aikins; N. Unwin; C. Agyemang / Globalization and Health, 2010
- Africa faces a double burden of infectious and chronic diseases. While infectious diseases still account for at least 69% of deaths in the continent, age specific mortality rates from chronic diseases as a whole are actually higher in...
- The burden of selected chronic non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in Malawi: nationwide STEPS survey
- K.P. Msyamboza; B. Ngwira; T. Dzowela / PLoS ONE, 2011
- This study aims at determining the magnitude of the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factors in Malawi. Methodology used includes the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance which was conducted i...
- No more disease silos for Sub-Saharan Africa
- J Farrington 2012
- Countries in sub-saharan Africa are facing a double burden of communicable disease and non-communicable diseases. This paper argues that knowledge of their common determinants and the links between diseases should be used to spur deve...
- Addressing cervical cancer prevention and control in a comprehensive manner
- World Health Organization, 2013
- Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. This WHO guidance note gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. At the national level, a com...
- Impacts of megacities on air pollution and climate
- T. Zhu / World Meteorological Organization, 2012
- Over half of the world’s population resides in urban areas and this number is projected to nearly double by 2050. This report provides an initial assessment of available information on air pollution and climate impacts in megacit...
- Elders' clubs can help improve social participation and health promotion for an ageing population
- W.R. Holmes; J. Joseph / Globalization and Health, 2012
- Low and middle income countries are ageing at a much faster rate than richer countries, especially in Asia. This is happening at a time of globalisation, migration, urbanisation, and smaller families. Older people make significant con...
- Increased focus on adolescent health is needed to meet the MDGs
- S.M. Sawyer; R.A. Afifi; L.H. Bearinger / The Lancet, 2012
- A focus on adolescence is central to the success of many public health agendas, including those mentioned in Millennium Development Goals. This paper argues that greater attention to adolescence is needed within each of these public h...
- Developing countries need to re-build or upgrade radiotherapy facilities
- International Atomic Energy Agency, 2003
- A dramatic rise in cancer across the developing world is stretching already limited resources and equipment. In this respect, the current publication provides a brief overview of the experiences and achievements of International Atomi...
- Effective health systems responses to chronic disease
- E. Nolte (ed); M. McKee (ed); J. Pomerleau / World Health Organization, 2008
- The prevalence of chronic disease is likely to grow, particularly in middle income countries, substantially increasing the overall burden of these diseases. This paper emphasises that all countries need to manage healthcare burden bet...
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The chronic disease section of the health resource guide was written by Katy Cooper from the 
