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When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases.
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These countries are spending billions to treat conditions like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
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The WHO says the costs of treating non-infectious diseases are pushing millions of people into poverty.
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Conditions that last for years are also known as chronic diseases.
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Population changes are driving the increase in cases. Populations in
many developing countries are growing quickly and living more in cities.
Aging populations also play a part.
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Chronic diseases become more common
as people get older.
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they are expected to become the leading cause of death in many African nations by twenty-twenty
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We cannot wait until we have dealt with HIV, dealt with malaria. No,
it's upon us. As a matter of fact, one of the major contributors to
tuberculosis going up in several countries is because diabetes is going
up -- and obesity. So there is a link between diabetes and TB.
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The General Assembly (联合国大会) plans to hold its first high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
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The meeting will take place in New York this September.
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