title: [Global burden of disease--a race against time].
abstract: Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common infectious diseases will co-exist with the new NCDs. In order for preventive measures directed towards NCD to be cost-effective, these have to be implemented within the next 10-20 years.
authors.affiliation: Københavns Universitet, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Afdeling for Epidemiologi, København K. d.meyrowitsch@pubhealth.ku.dk
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyrowitsch
authors.forename: Ib Christian
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bygbjerg
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D014943:Global Health; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors