[ProCOR] Non-communicable diseases in developing countries: New HRC/Eldis topic guide

["Fiona Williams" <FionaW@ids.ac.uk>]

Dear All,
I thought the following might be of interest to you.
Kind regards, Fiona Williams
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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REACHING CRISIS POINT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
WHY ARE THEY STILL SUCH A LOW PRIORITY ON THE GLOBAL HEALTH AGENDA?

*The HRC/Eldis Health Resource Guide has launched a topic guide to
chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), injuries and mental health.
Produced in collaboration with subject experts, it provides a synthesis
of the latest thinking and research on these issues, with summaries of
key readings and links to further resources. Access the topic guide at:
http://www.eldis.org/health/noncommunicablediseases.htm 

* Visit the chronic NCDs section of the topic guide at:
http://www.eldis.org/health/NCDs_chronicdiseases.htm.
For those with limited internet access, the main text of the guide and
summaries of key readings can be downloaded at:
http://www.eldis.org/fulltext/chronic_ncds.pdf (532 KB)

Some facts about chronic NCDs: 
* Chronic NCDs, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic
respiratory disease and major cancers, account for 60 per cent of all
deaths worldwide, 70 per cent of which occur in developing countries. 
* Rates of premature illness and death from NCDs are greater among
adults in urban centres in developing countries, including Africa, than
in developed countries. 
* Prevalence of obesity, a major risk factor for NCDs, rose among
children in China from 1.5 per cent in 1987 to 12.6 per cent in 1997. 
* Less than 0.1 per cent of all health funding from the international
assistance community is directed towards chronic NCDs.


*If you are unable to download pdfs and would like them to be emailed to
you, please reply to the editor at: mailto:f.williams@ids.ac.uk

*Please forward details of this new resource to colleagues and networks
who may be interested. If your organisation has a website, please
consider adding a link to the NCDs, injuries and mental health topic
guide at:
http://www.eldis.org/health/noncommunicablediseases.htm

or to the Chronic NCDs section at:
http://www.eldis.org/health/NCDs_chronicdiseases.htm 




Fiona Williams
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DFID Health and Health Systems Resource Centres
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Email: f.williams@ids.ac.uk







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