• Human health is influenced by the exposome – exposure to environmental factors. Earth Observation a powerful tool map this at local national scale. Mapped cumulative impact relevant myocardial infarctions. Using same methodology for other non-communicable diseases, NCDs, feasible. Exposure “high” “very high” 13 % of nation’s built-up areas. Non-communicable diseases NCDs (e.g., asthma, cancer...

Abstract Air pollution is a major environmental risk factor and contributor to chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). However, most public health approaches NCD prevention focus on behavioural biomedical factors, rather than factors such as air pollution. This article discusses the implications of focus. It then outlines opportunities for those in science work together across three key areas...

As global donors shift their efforts from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCD), it is critical to capitalize on our prior mistakes and successes. Policy makers and public health administrators are often looking for magic bullets: drugs or treatments to eradicate disease. Yet, each potential magic bullet requires consistent, daily implementation and adherence to a new set of ha...

Timely warnings and examples of industry interference in relation to tobacco, alcohol, food and breast milk substitutes are given in the editorial by Tangcharoensathien et al. Such interference is rife at national levels and also at the global level. In an era of ‘private public partnerships’ the alcohol and food industries have succeeded in insinuating themselves into the global health environ...

This paper reports the results of formative and outcome evaluation of two ongoing community-based intervention programmes for integrated non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control in urban low-income settings of Ballabgarh near New Delhi, India, and in Depok, West Java Province of Indonesia. At both sites, a coalition of community members facilitated by academic institution and the W...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and maternal newborn child health (MNCH) are two deeply intertwined areas that have been artificially separated by global policies, resource allocations programming. Optimal MNCH care can provide a unique opportunity to screen for, prevent manage early signs of NCDs developing in both the woman neonate. This paper considers how NCDs, NCD modifiable risk factors, ...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is an important contributor to global burden of disease and mortality, and is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most sub-Saharan African countries lack detailed countrywide data on hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors that would provide benchmark information for design of appropriate interventions. We analyzed ...

Heads of states and governments made commitments to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Political Declaration from the UN High-level Meeting on NCDs in September, 2011. A key commitment in the Political Declaration calls upon WHO to develop a comprehensive global monitoring framework to assess progress in the implementation of national strategies and plans for ...

Community-based programmes for prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) started in Europe and the USA in the early 1970s. High mortality from CVD in Finland led to the start of the North Karelia Project. Since then, a vast amount of scientific literature has accumulated to present results and discuss experience. The results indicate that heart health programmes have a high degree...

Background: The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), which cause the high mortality and disability, necessitates research to prevent them improves early diagnosis. Currently, relevance NCD prevention is particular importance because patients have an increased risk severe course COVID-19. Taking into account processes urbanization, study features epidemiology factors for develo...