The emerging global health crisis
Subtitle: noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
By: Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. and Thomas E. Donilon, chairs ; Thomas J. Bollyky, project director
Contributors: Daniels, Mitchell Elias, 1949-; Donilon, Thomas E.; Bollyky, Thomas J., project director; Council on Foreign Relations
Series: Independent task force report -- no. 72; Independent task force report -- no. 72.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780876096161
Subjects: International cooperation; American Medical assistance; Chronic diseases; Public health
Description: "Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealthier countries. In 2013 alone, NCDs killed eight million people before their sixtieth birthdays in developing countries. A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report and accompanying interactive look at the factors behind this epidemic and the ways the United States can best fight it"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-92).
Table of contents: title: Task Force report; title: Executive summary; title: The rising epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries; title: The factors behind the rising NCD epidemic; title: Current investments in addressing NCDs in developing countries; title: The case for increased U.S. engagement; title: How the United States can make a difference; title: NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference now; title: NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference in the near term; title: Shared NCD challenges for collaboration; title: Conclusion.