Noncommunicable Diseases in the Developing World

Conference Call — October 25, 2012 — 59 min

Noncommunicable Diseases in the Developing World

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Noncommunicable Diseases

Thomas J. 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, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Speakers

Thomas J. Bollyky

Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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