title: International Medical Mission Facing Global Increase of Chronic Disease: 2-Year Experience in Bangladesh.
abstract: Specialists of developing countries are facing the epidemic growth of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). From 2011 to 2013, I, as a Korean volunteer doctor, had been working in a local primary healthcare center in Bangladesh, assessing rates of NCDs. Proportion of patients with NCDs was increased from 74.96% in 1999 to 83.05% in 2012, particularly due to the spreading of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and tuberculosis. To succeed in medical mission in developing countries, volunteer doctors have to take measures for preventing chronic diseases along with proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jinsoo
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6091-518X
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008493:Medical Missions; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Developing Countries; Noncommunicable Disease; Volunteers
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