Armut, Krise und Globalisierung: Chronische Krankheiten haben eine Geschichte

Auch in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern haben sich die chronischen Krankheiten zur häufigsten Todesursache entwickelt. Dahinter stehen soziale, politische und ökonomische Ursachen. Die internationale Gesundheitspolitik steht vor einer grossen Herausforderung.

Social Determinants of Health: Chronic Diseases - Individual choices and the social circumstances

The social gradient in health, seen for a number of health outcomes including certain non-communicable chronic diseases, indicates that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age influence their health. The World Health Organization´s Commission on Social Determinants of Health made recommendations on ways to tackle avoidable systematic differences in health between groups and to improve population health. (Ruth Bell in the Bulletin of Medicus Mundi Switzerland No 115, February 2010)

The implications of trade liberalization for diet and health: A case study from Central America

Central America has undergone extensive trade liberalization over the past two decades, and has recently signed a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The region is also experiencing a dual burden of malnutrition with the growth of dietary patterns associated with the global 'nutrition transition'. This study describes the relationship between trade liberalization policies and food imports and availability, and draws implications for diet and health, using Central America as a case study region.

Where Have All the Donors Gone? Scarce Donor Funding for Non-Communicable Diseases

Global development assistance for health (DAH) was estimated at $21.8 billion in 2007. A recent assessment shows that official development assistance for health reached $26.4 billion in 2008, surpassing all prior years. No specific mention is made of DAH for NCDs in developing countries in either study. This paper aims to fill that gap. We conducted an analysis of donor spending on NCDs in developing countries from 2001 to 2008 that reveals that less than 3 percent ($503 million out of $22 billion) of overall DAH was dedicated to NCDs in 2007 (By Rachel Nugent and Andrea B. Feigl).

Das blinde Auge der Präventionsarbeit

Dank dem UNO-Weltkongress zu nicht-übertragbaren Krankheiten im kommenden September erhalten die Chronischen Krankheiten endlich einen höheren Platz auf der globalen Gesundheitsagenda. Martin Leschhorn Strebel* hofft, dass nun endlich auch die strukturellen Ursachen der globalen Epidemie angegangen werden.