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Global morbidity and mortality trends. The global trend data. Contribution (%) of 10 selected risk factors to burden of disease Low income, middle income and high income countries compared. Communicable disease. Trends and transitions Crises management: the example of Avian influenza.
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The global trend data • Contribution (%) of 10 selected risk factors to burden of disease • Low income, middle income and high income countries compared
Communicable disease • Trends and transitions • Crises management: the example of Avian influenza
The epidemiological context of noncommunicable disease • the six WHO regions • Lifestyle and disease • Changing epidemiological patterns • Estimates of Top 10 Causes of Death (x 000) 2006 for adults 15-59 years • Top 10 Causes of Death (% total deaths) estimates for 2008
The failed social transition? • Concept of social transition • The Wilkinson thesis • Top 10 leading causes of death and disability (measured in DALYs) • Top 10 causes death for children under 5 yrs
Future Directions • The Daar & Singer (2007) Dephi study of global health experts compared to • “Grand Challenges in Human Health (2003) by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and partners