Global Health Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health invite you to participate in the Global Health: Communicating about NCDs Series on NCDs and Global Responses with Dr. Abdallah Daar; Prof of Public Health Sciences and Surgery, UofT and Senior Scientist and Director of Ethics and Commercialization, Sandra Rotman Centre/University Health Network.
The Global Health Division at the DLSPH is continuing to host a new monthly lunch hour lecture series exploring the intersection between global health and non-communicable diseases. Those invited to speak will continue to include leading experts from across UofT, who will inform, engage and inspire on topics ranging from the governance and economics of NCDs to emergency settings and NCDs. NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are now the leading cause of death in the world. According to the WHO, they impact both high income and low-to-middle income countries, killing up to 36 million people every year. Up to 80% of all of these deaths, many of which are preventable through basic interventions such as improved diet and regular exercise, occur in low-to-middle income countries. In some low-to-middle income countries, the result has been a costly double burden of disease (infectious and chronic disease burdens), further exasperating development efforts.
SERIES IS DEVELOPED BY: Abdallah Daar, Billie-Jo Hardy, & Judy Kopelow
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Event Date
July 25, 2014
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location
Health Sciences Building, Room 400, Toronto, Ontario