Selected article for: "communicable disease and long term"

Author: Nakatani, Hiroki
Title: Global Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Document date: 2016_4_5
  • ID: 14q0bj5p_15
    Snippet: These changes are shaping the global health agenda and geopolitics. Reflecting the aging and affluence trends, causes of mortality are projected to include more cancer, ischemic heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases, but less communicable diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis. Also, longevity necessitates long-term care, which is better assessed by disability-adjusted life years (DALY) instead of mortality. The DALY projections 6 of WHO .....
    Document: These changes are shaping the global health agenda and geopolitics. Reflecting the aging and affluence trends, causes of mortality are projected to include more cancer, ischemic heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases, but less communicable diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis. Also, longevity necessitates long-term care, which is better assessed by disability-adjusted life years (DALY) instead of mortality. The DALY projections 6 of WHO from 2004 for 2030 indicate that the number one disease burden will be depression, followed by ischemic heart disease.

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