NCDs: The biggest threat to health systems and economic growth in developing countries
Where infectious diseases were once the scourge of humanity, non-communicable diseases now pose the greatest threat to health and well-being and the greatest disease burden on national economies, particularly in developing countries. Without immediate action that is coordinated, consolidated, and targeted to address the problem, it is already obvious that Sustainable Development Goal (SDG3) of “health for all, at all ages” — to be attained in a mere 12 years — will remain little more than a pipe dream.