Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to examine (i) the aetiology of obesity;(ii) how
and why a perception of personal responsibility for obesity so dominantly frames this …

Background Previous global analyses, with known underdiagnosis and single cause per
death attribution systems, provide only a small insight into the suspected high population …

Large epidemiological and health impact assessment studies at the global scale, such as
the Global Burden of Disease project, indicate that chronic non-communicable diseases …

Executive summary The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are
born, grow, work, live, and age and people's access to power, money and resources. The …

Most countries have made little progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) target 3.4, which calls for a reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable …

Most countries have made little progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) target 3.4, which calls for a reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable …

Progress has been made globally in improving the coverage of key maternal, newborn, and
early childhood interventions in low-income and middle-income countries, which has …

Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to analyse trends in implementation of WHO …

The world's population is estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050 and 75% of this population
will live in cities. Two-third of the European population already live in urban areas and this …