Publications

Research has been fundamental in the reduction of deaths from cardiovascular disease in high-income countries, 1,2,3 and in showing that chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes can be prevented. 4 Research to evaluate innovative strategies is crucial to control the pandemic of NCDs sweeping through low-income and middle-income countries. Both the political declaration after the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and the WHO Global Action Plan emphasise the need for research. 5,6 But results of a study for the UN meeting suggested that currently only about 3% of global health aid is devoted to NCDs.