CFR Senior Fellow Thomas Bollyky argues that new strategies are needed to address the latest treatment-access crisis over patented medications, particularly as noncommunicable diseases continue to rapidly emerge in low- and middle-income countries.

Thomas Bollyky, CFR's senior fellow for global health, economics, and development, leads a discussion on the rise of noncommunicable diseases in the developing world, attitudes towards them, and solutions for addressing them.

Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the new set of global health challenges arising in low- and middle-income countries and the scalable, practical strategies that can help address them.

In a CFR.org interview last week timed to the one-year anniversary of a UN high-level meeting on the subject, CFR senior fellow Thomas Bollyky discussed global progress on combating...

The World Health Organization (WHO) published this report on the global status of noncommunicable diseases.

The World Health Organization (WHO) published this 2008-2013 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in 2009.

Profound changes in lifestyle, diets, and access to health care are taking place across the developing world. Higher income is commonly considered to lead to improved health, yet it also leads to increased incidence of noncommunicable diseases. In developing countries, these often affect working adults more than in developed nations. In this meeting, health experts offer analysis and recommendations regarding these trends.  

"Chronic diseases -- such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis -- are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the U.S." states the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Research links for background information and publications, current data and news, and organizations involved in addressing noncommunicable diseases (also known as chronic disease).

Next Monday the United Nations will host its first ever High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) The goal of the two-day summit is to discuss strategies to prevent and control...

Last week I noted that the UN is holding its first ever High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) starting today. The Wall Street Journal has a nice piece in today's edition...