The neglected epidemic of chronic disease
2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 366; Issue: 9496 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67454-5
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
ResumoThe reduction of chronic disease is not a Millennium Development Goal (MDG). While the political fashions have embraced some diseases—HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, in particular—many other common conditions remain marginal to the mainstream of global action on health. Chronic diseases are among these neglected conditions. MDGs: chronic diseases are not on the agenda2005 marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the UN's Millennium Declaration, signed by 189 countries and translated into eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be accomplished by the year 2015. The medical and public-health communities should rejoice that these eight goals include three specifically focused on health. There is a growing recognition worldwide that the time has come to fulfil the long-standing pledge to make health services available for all.1 The three explicit health goals elaborated in 2000 were: to reduce child mortality by two-thirds relative to 1990; to improve maternal health, including reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters relative to 1990; and to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. Full-Text PDF Preventing chronic diseases: how many lives can we save?35 million people will die in 2005 from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Only 20% of these deaths will be in high-income countries—while 80% will occur in low-income and middle-income countries. The death rates from these potentially preventable diseases are higher in low-income and middle-income countries than in high-income countries, especially among adults aged 30–69 years. The impact on men and women is similar. We propose a new goal for reducing deaths from chronic disease to focus prevention and control efforts among those concerned about international health. Full-Text PDF
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