The fight against non-communicable disease in emerging economies

October 17, 2018

Charles Schmidt, a science writer for Nature, highlights that health-care providers in low- and middle-income countries are shifting their focus away from infections, and towards the bigger problems of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

While cardiovascular diseases account for most NCD deaths, or 17.9 million people annually,  cancers account for (9.0 million), respiratory diseases (3.9million), and diabetes (1.6 million). These 4 groups of diseases account for over 80% of all premature NCD deaths. Read more…