Nichtübertragbare Krankheiten: 16 Millionen frühzeitige Todesfälle jährlich

Nichtübertragbare Krankheiten: 16 Millionen frühzeitige Todesfälle jährlich

38 Millionen Menschen starben 2012 an den Folgen von nichtübertragbaren Krankheiten wie Herz-Lungen-Krankheiten, Diabetes oder Krebs. Davon wären 42% oder 16 Millionen verhinderbar, wie die Weltgesundheitsorganisation in einem neuen Bericht festhält. (Bild: WHO)

Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014

This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs (2014), is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks as well as opportunities and priority actions for attaining the targets. The 2010 baseline estimates on NCD mortality and risk factors are provided so that countries can report on progress, starting in 2015. In addition, the report also provides the latest available estimates on NCD mortality (2012) and risk factors, 2010-2012.

Chronic disease: an economic perspective

Report of the Oxford Health Alliance 2006: "This major report, 'Chronic disease: an economic perspective', written by Marc Suhrcke, Rachel A. Nugent, David Stuckler and Lorenzo Rocco for OxHA, demonstrates that chronic diseases – heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes – are having a negative economic impact on both the developed and developing world and should thus be adequately addressed by domestic and international policy makers" (The Oxford Health Allicance, 2006).

Chronic diseases and development

A landmark global alliance between leading scientists and four of the world’s largest NGOs brings together evidence from a 5-year collaboration with almost 100 of the world’s best NCD experts and proposes a short-list of five priority interventions to tackle the increasing global crisis.

Chronic Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose Business Is It?

Public health specialists and clinicians alike agree that Humanity faces a global pandemic of chronic diseases in the 21st century. This article discusses the implications of this pandemic on another global issue, the health workforce. Because both issues are particularly acute in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it focuses on this region and uses Cameroon as a case in point. It first gauges the epidemic of chronic conditions in SSA. Then it discusses the implications of chronic conditions for the reshaping of health systems and the health workforce. It concludes by making a strong case for the building up and strengthening the health workforce, insisting on the crucial role of nurses, their training, and involvement in chronic disease management (Alexander Bischoff et al., 2009)

MMS Bulletin 115: Chronische Krankheiten: Globale Gesundheit vor neuen Herausforderungen

Medicus Mundi Schweiz hat im Januar 2008 einen Reader zum 8. Symposium der schweizerischen Gesunheitszusammenarbeit herausgegeben. Mit Beiträgen zu Hintergründen, Präventions-kampagnen und Projekten der internationalen Gesundheitszusammenarbeit zum Thema Chronische Krankheiten. Lesen Sie die Beiträge online: