Cardiovascular disease and global health: threat and opportunity.
The transition in global health from infectious to chronic disease, especially cardiovascular disease, poses a threat to the economies of the less developed world. As a more sophisticated workforce becomes a highly valued and harder-to-replace economic investment, the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors becomes a threat to economic development. The next two decades offer a critical period for intervention to blunt the impact of these diseases. The response of the global assistance community has been inadequate and without impact. A new global health assistance paradigm is needed to support long-term prevention strategies to combat this epidemic.
Greenberg
Henry
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College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, USA. hmg1@columbia.edu
Raymond
Susan U
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Leeder
Stephen R
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D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors