In a twist to the usual commentary on disease in developing countries, the latest issue of the Economist features an analysis on the rise of chronic diseases in the developing world. The authors argue that “chronic disease has become the poor world’s greatest health problem” and “that developing countries suffer more from ‘rich world maladies’ than the rich world itself . . . By 2015, says the World Bank, these ailments will be the leading cause of death in low-income countries. They already account for almost half of all illnesses there and impose substantial economic costs.”
See my entire post over at the World Health Care Blog.
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