Published 15 June 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2440
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2440

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Research network aims to tackle chronic disease in developing world

Jacqui Wise

1 London

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A worldwide network of research and training centres that aims to reduce the increasing burden of chronic disease has been set up in 11 low and middle income countries.

The Centers of Excellence research network is the result of collaboration between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, and UnitedHealth Group, the Minnesota based managed healthcare company.

"There is a pandemic of chronic disease sweeping through lower income countries but so far most of the aid has gone towards tackling AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and maternal and child health," said Richard Smith, director of UnitedHealth Group’s chronic disease initiative.

"The reality is that 80% of chronic disease related deaths occur in low and middle income countries," said Elizabeth Nabel, director of the NHLBI. She told the BMJ, "This is due to a complex group of factors, such as the adoption of Western . . . [Full text of this article]


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