Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases

The top 20 policy and research priorities for conditions such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Going global The Feature on page 494 marks the launch of the Grand Challenges Global Partnership, a forum for research funding organizations designed to tackle the world-wide epidemic of chronic non-...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2007-11, Vol.450 (7169), p.494-496
Main Authors: Daar, Abdallah S, Singer, Peter A, Leah Persad, Deepa, Pramming, Stig K, Matthews, David R, Beaglehole, Robert, Bernstein, Alan, Borysiewicz, Leszek K, Colagiuri, Stephen, Ganguly, Nirmal, Glass, Roger I, Finegood, Diane T, Koplan, Jeffrey, Nabel, Elizabeth G, Sarna, George, Sarrafzadegan, Nizal, Smith, Richard, Yach, Derek, Bell, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research - trends
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Chronic Disease - economics
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Chronic illnesses
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - economics
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus - prevention & control
Epidemiology
feature
Health Education - trends
Heart Diseases - economics
Heart Diseases - epidemiology
Heart Diseases - prevention & control
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
multidisciplinary
Poverty
Public health
Respiratory diseases
Risk Factors
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stroke - economics
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - prevention & control
Urbanization
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Summary:The top 20 policy and research priorities for conditions such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Going global The Feature on page 494 marks the launch of the Grand Challenges Global Partnership, a forum for research funding organizations designed to tackle the world-wide epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases — mainly heart disease, stroke, some cancers, respiratory disorders and diabetes. Their new web site ( http://www.mrcglobal.org ) lists 20 Grand Challenges for the researcher, on the lines of the 2003 Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative fronted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/450494a