NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: FUTURE LEADERS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently responsible for 35% of all deaths in low and middle income countries. The World Health Organization projects that the burden of disease due to NCDs will increase rapidly in the years ahead. The total of 50 million deaths from all causes in 2014, it was estimated that NCDs would account for 35 million deaths, which was double the number of deaths from all the communicable diseases (including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), maternal and perinatal conditions and nutritional deficiencies.
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Dr. Shayri Pillai
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