[Ip-health] Collaborating Centers of Excellence Set to Combat Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries

Fri Feb 5 05:34:01 2010

Forwarding FYI. Very interesting partners, United Health being a major
US insurance conglomerate.

Joana

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Collaborating Centers of Excellence Set to Combat Chronic Diseases in
Developing Countries

UnitedHealth and the NHLBI Collaborating Centers of Excellence

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Global Health
Initiative Website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/.

=93=85..A worldwide network of research and training centers will build
institutional and community capacity to prevent and control chronic
diseases, such as cardiovascular, lung diseases, and diabetes, announced
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH).

- Argentina
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/argentina-center-of-ex=
cellence.htm>

- Bangladesh
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/bangladesh-center-of-e=
xcellence.htm>

- China
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/china-center-of-excell=
ence.htm>

- Guatemala
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/guatemala-center-of-ex=
cellence.htm>

- India (Bangalore)
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/bangalore-center-of-ex=
cellence.htm>

- India (New Delhi)
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/new-delhi-center-of-ex=
cellence.htm>

- Kenya
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/kenya-center-of-excell=
ence.htm>

- Peru
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/peru-center-of-excelle=
nce.htm>

- South Africa
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/south-africa-center-of=
-excellence.htm>

- Tunisia
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/tunisia-center-of-exce=
llence.htm>

- U.S.-Mexico Border
<http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/globalhealth/centers/mexico-center-of-excel=
lence.htm>

The NHLBI and the UnitedHealth Chronic Disease Initiative are working
together to establish a network of 11 Collaborating Centers of
Excellence in low- and middle-income countries to build sustainable
programs to combat chronic cardiovascular and lung diseases. Research
and outreach activities are being conducted in 21 developing countries.
In addition, each developing country is paired with at least one partner
academic institution in a developed country to enhance research and
training opportunities.

*Reducing Chronic Diseases Must Be a Global Priority*

Chronic diseases are universal. They affect the young and the elderly,
the rich and the poor, and every ethnic group. They impact entire
communities and entire nations. And, they cost millions of dollars in
lost productivity and care.

Populations in developing countries are disproportionately affected by
chronic diseases, with more individuals developing chronic diseases at
younger ages than those in higher income countries. Chronic diseases
account for around 60 percent of all deaths globally, and 80 percent of
these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Information on the UnitedHealth Group can be found at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com <http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/>

The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9680, Pages 2004 - 2006, 13 June 2009 -
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61074-6

*Combating chronic disease in developing countries*

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61074-6/f=
ulltext
<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2809%296107=
4-6/fulltext>

*Elizabeth G Nabel a, Simon Stevens b, Richard Smith b*

Globalisation has affected every aspect of modern life, and health and
disease are no different.
=93..The global health landscape is rapidly shifting away from one
dominated by infectious diseases to one characterised by various chronic
conditions=85=94

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