Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Infectious diseases were given maximum attention in the past. All the Governments (health departments) in different countries focused on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and controlled their spread. Now they are realizing that the non-communicable disease related morbidity and mortality is increasing across the world. It was initially thought that this is a phenomenon only in the developed nations and urban societies. Some studies have shown that it is the poor nations who are going to see this change and its effects. Even the rural people are also going to be affected like the urban populations. This will be affecting the economic status of the people and countries.
Infectious diseases were given maximum attention in the past. All the Governments (health departments) in different countries focused on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and controlled their spread. Now they are realizing that the non-communicable disease related morbidity and mortality is increasing across the world. It was initially thought that this is a phenomenon only in the developed nations and urban societies. Some studies have shown that it is the poor nations who are going to see this change and its effects. Even the rural people are also going to be affected like the urban populations. This will be affecting the economic status of the people and countries.
