Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and
cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project …

At the present stage of India's health transition, chronic diseases contribute to an estimated
53% of deaths and 44% of disability-adjusted life-years lost. Cardiovascular diseases and …

Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory
diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of …

Summary Successive Governments of India have promised to transform India's
unsatisfactory health-care system, culminating in the present government's promise to …

Southeast Asia faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases, now responsible
for 60% of deaths in the region. The problem stems from environmental factors that promote …

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Although the number of health facilities in rural areas of India have increased during the past
decade, convincing doctors to work in them remains a challenge. Dinesh C Sharma …

This paper estimates the disease burden and loss of economic output associated with
chronic diseases—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases …

Executive summary Health is central to the development of any country. Nigeria's gross
domestic product is the largest in Africa, but its per capita income of about₦ 770 000 (US …

The reduction of chronic disease is not a Millennium Development Goal (MDG). While the
political fashions have embraced some diseases—HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, in …