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As disease burden shifts from infectious to chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease, developing countries face high health and economic costs. How can they better understand the risks and meet the challenge?
Opinion
Cancer in Africa needs a local approach
Cancer care in Africa faces the same challenges as general healthcare, but also needs local data and targeted solutions, ...22/07/08
Opinion
Mental health in the developing world: time for innovative thinking
Developing nations must stop aping the North's mental health services and use strategies tailored to their own needs, says ...18/07/08
Feature
Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.18/07/08
Editorials
Chronic disease — a neglected priority
Governments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities ...17/07/08
Feature
Chronic diseases: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explores the truths and the myths about chronic diseases in the developing world.17/07/08
Feature
Q&A: Grand challenges in chronic diseases
Abdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.15/07/08
Opinion
Better statistics key to tackling chronic diseases
We need better global monitoring for chronic diseases before we can really tackle the risks factors and prevent illness, ...15/07/08
Opinion
Obesity researchers must understand how capitalism works
To stem the spread of obesity, we must study the web of commercial interests and strategies driving it, says ...15/07/08
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