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The document discusses the "triple burden of disease" faced by many developing nations. These nations must deal with ongoing infectious diseases and public health issues, the emerging challenges of non-communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes, and health issues caused by globalization such as pandemics. The document argues that addressing this triple burden requires renewed global cooperation and strategies that strengthen health systems at the local, regional, and global levels.
The document discusses the "triple burden of disease" faced by many developing nations. These nations must deal with ongoing infectious diseases and public health issues, the emerging challenges of non-communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes, and health issues caused by globalization such as pandemics. The document argues that addressing this triple burden requires renewed global cooperation and strategies that strengthen health systems at the local, regional, and global levels.
The document discusses the "triple burden of disease" faced by many developing nations. These nations must deal with ongoing infectious diseases and public health issues, the emerging challenges of non-communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes, and health issues caused by globalization such as pandemics. The document argues that addressing this triple burden requires renewed global cooperation and strategies that strengthen health systems at the local, regional, and global levels.
of the most radical health transformations Julio Frenk is Dean of the Faculty and in history. During the past few years, Professor of Public Health and International health has ceased being the exclusive Development at the Harvard School of Pub- concern of domain experts and specialized lic Health. Octavio Gmez-Dants is a agencies. Interconnected with national security, economic researcher at the Center for Health Systems development, democratic governance, and human rights, Research, National Institute of Public Health. it now rightly occupies a central place in the global agenda. We are at the threshold of a new global health era, which poses additional challenges but also offers fresh cooperation, which requires a re-discussion of the complex opportunities. context of the field, especially in low- and middle-income The growing recognition of the importance of health countries. Most of these countries suffer from a triple has driven an unprecedented expansion in development burden of disease: the backlog of common infections, assistance for health. According to Christopher Murray undernutrition, and maternal mortality, the emerging and colleagues from the Institute for Health Metrics challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as and Evaluation, development assistance increased from cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and mental illness, and the US$10.5 billion in 2000 to US$26.8 billion in 2010. It has problems directly related to globalization, like pandem- also led to the creation of new forms of organization; for ics and the health consequences of climate change. This triple burden is the central topic of the first part of this T h e
example, there are now close to 120 multilateral agencies
and partnerships active in health. article. The second part is devoted to a discussion of the If we are to meet the challenges and reap the oppor- strategies needed to address these challenges. Such strate- tunities offered by global health, we need to renew global gies include strengthening the local, regional, and global
36 H a r v a r d I nte r nati o na l Re v iew Fall 2011