The Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases(GARD)is a voluntary alliance of national and international organizations,institutions,and agencies committed to the vision of "a world where all people bre...The Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases(GARD)is a voluntary alliance of national and international organizations,institutions,and agencies committed to the vision of "a world where all people breathe freely"Its goal is to reduce the global burden of chronic respiratory disease(CRD).The GARD initiative was set up to respond to a resolution of the World Health Assembly in May 2000(Resolution WHA53.17)that emphasized the need to increase awareness of the growing epidemic of CRDs worldwide.A program was begun to design a comprehensive approach to the prevention and control of CRDs.11,21 The resolution was approved by the General Assembly of World Health Organization(WHO)in 2004.展开更多
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major noncommunicable disease (NCD) accounting for 17.9 million deaths. If current trends continue, the annual number of deaths from CVD will rise to 22.2 million by 203...Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major noncommunicable disease (NCD) accounting for 17.9 million deaths. If current trends continue, the annual number of deaths from CVD will rise to 22.2 million by 2030. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a sustainable development goal (SDG) by 2030 to reduce NCD mortality by one-third. The purpose of this study was to analyze the CVD mortality trends in different countries implementing World Health Organization (WHO) NCD Action Plan and emphasize effective ways to achieve SDG.Methods: WHO statistics, based on the Member-States unified mortality and causes-of-death reports were used for analyzing trends and different interventions.Results: Reduction of CVD mortality from 2000 to 2016 in 49 countries was achieved for stroke at 43% and ischemic heart disease at 30%. Smoking prevalence and raised blood pressure (RBP) decreased in 84% and 55% of the countries. Eighty-nine percent of high-income countries (HIC) demonstrated a decline in tobacco smoking against 67% in middle-income countries (MIC). Sixty-nine percent of HIC demonstrated a decline in RBP against 15% in MIC. CVD management, tobacco, and unhealthy diet reduction measures are significantly better in HIC. The air pollution level was higher in MIC.Conclusion: Building partnerships between countries could enhance their efforts for CVD prevention and successful achievement of SDG.展开更多
文摘The Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases(GARD)is a voluntary alliance of national and international organizations,institutions,and agencies committed to the vision of "a world where all people breathe freely"Its goal is to reduce the global burden of chronic respiratory disease(CRD).The GARD initiative was set up to respond to a resolution of the World Health Assembly in May 2000(Resolution WHA53.17)that emphasized the need to increase awareness of the growing epidemic of CRDs worldwide.A program was begun to design a comprehensive approach to the prevention and control of CRDs.11,21 The resolution was approved by the General Assembly of World Health Organization(WHO)in 2004.
文摘Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major noncommunicable disease (NCD) accounting for 17.9 million deaths. If current trends continue, the annual number of deaths from CVD will rise to 22.2 million by 2030. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a sustainable development goal (SDG) by 2030 to reduce NCD mortality by one-third. The purpose of this study was to analyze the CVD mortality trends in different countries implementing World Health Organization (WHO) NCD Action Plan and emphasize effective ways to achieve SDG.Methods: WHO statistics, based on the Member-States unified mortality and causes-of-death reports were used for analyzing trends and different interventions.Results: Reduction of CVD mortality from 2000 to 2016 in 49 countries was achieved for stroke at 43% and ischemic heart disease at 30%. Smoking prevalence and raised blood pressure (RBP) decreased in 84% and 55% of the countries. Eighty-nine percent of high-income countries (HIC) demonstrated a decline in tobacco smoking against 67% in middle-income countries (MIC). Sixty-nine percent of HIC demonstrated a decline in RBP against 15% in MIC. CVD management, tobacco, and unhealthy diet reduction measures are significantly better in HIC. The air pollution level was higher in MIC.Conclusion: Building partnerships between countries could enhance their efforts for CVD prevention and successful achievement of SDG.