Non-communicable diseases – harnessing the current opportunities

Jane Brandt Sørensen; Alessandro Rhyll Demaio; Lise Rosendal Østergaard; Karoline Kragelund Nielsen; Ib Christian Bygbjerg; Maximilian de Courten

Non-communicable diseases – harnessing the current opportunities

Jane Brandt Sørensen, Alessandro Rhyll Demaio, Lise Rosendal Østergaard, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Maximilian de Courten

Centre for Medical Parasitology

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Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) receive growing attention, which brings a unique opportunity to utilise solutions available to address them. These diseases are largely preventable; proven, cost-effective interventions are available; and when NCDs have emerged, means exist to treat them, prevent complications, and to improve quality of life. Yet, there is a lack in progress in responding effectively to NCDs, and the current discussion and research focus predominantly on challenges rather than the opportunities, which this paper outlines.

Original language	English
Journal	Scan J Public Health
Volume	40
Issue number	6
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 6 Aug 2012

Keywords

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Chronic Disease
NCDs
Non-communicable diseases
United Nations General Assembly HIgh-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases
Solutions
Benefits
Risk Factors

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