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Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ghaffar, Abdul Reddy, K. Srinath Singhi, Monica |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in 2002 that “in many regions, some of the most formidable enemies of health are joining forces with the allies of poverty to impose a double burden of disease, disability and premature death in many millions of people.” This is what is happening in South Asia, which has one quarter of the global population but where about half the population lives below the poverty line and has limited access to health care. Although infectious diseases remain a formidable enemy, the population is ageing and non-communicable diseases are rising. South Asia has made fair economic progress in recent decades but is struggling to find a road towards sustainable development. We review here the estimated burden of noncommunicable diseases in South Asia, the risk factors for these diseases, the limitations of the available data, and the attempts being made to gather evidence of better quality. We aim to provide a profile of non-communicable disease burdens in this region. |
| Starting Page | 499 |
| Ending Page | 503 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://heartfile.org/pdf/bmj-CR.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 15070638v1 |
| Volume Number | 328 |
| Issue Number | 7443 |
| Journal | BMJ |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aging Cessation of life Communicable Diseases Health Care Hematological Disease World Health Organization non-T, non-B childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
