From (re-)framing NCDs to shaping public health policies on NCDs and communicable diseases

Alcohol and non-communicable diseases (NCDs): time for a serious international public health effort.

Each year, in connection with the opening of the General Assembly sessions, the United Nations holds a special session on an agreed-upon topic. In 2011, the topic is non-communicable diseases (NCDs), arguing for their inclusion in the Millennium Development Goals, with the primary goal of emphasizing the importance of addressing such diseases in order to reduce the global burden of illness, not...

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN EUROPE

Non‐Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in developing countries: a symposium report

In recent years, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have globally shown increasing impact on health status in populations with disproportionately higher rates in developing countries. NCDs are the leading cause of mortality worldwide and a serious public health threat to developing countries. Recognizing the importance and urgency of the issue, a one-day symposium was organized on NCDs in Develop...

State model for partly undetected non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

This article proposes an age-structured compartment model for irreversible diseases with a pre-clinical state of undiagnosed cases that precedes the diagnosis. The model is able to cope with mortality rates differing between the pre-clinical and the clinical state (differential mortality). Applicability is tested in a hypothetical disease with realistic incidence and mortality rates.

Addressing NCDs: Protecting Health From Trade and Investment Law; Comment on “Addressing NCDs: Challenges From Industry Market Promotion and Interferences”

Building on Tangcharoensathien and colleagues’ description of four tactics used by the tobacco, alcohol, processed food, and breast milk substitute industries to interfere with the development and implementation of health policies, we present a fifth tactic: trade and investment disputes. We describe recent examples of trade and investment claims filed by the tobacco in...