The emerging global health crisis : noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries / Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. and Thomas E. Donilon.

chairs ; Thomas J. Bollyky, project director.

Contents: Task Force report -- Executive summary -- The rising epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries -- The factors behind the rising NCD epidemic -- Current investments in addressing NCDs in developing countries -- The case for increased U.S. engagement -- How the United States can make a difference --
NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference now -- NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference in the near term -- Shared NCD challenges for collaboration -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealthier countries. In 2013 alone, NCDs killed eight million people before their sixtieth birthdays in developing countries. A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report and accompanying interactive look at the factors behind this epidemic and the ways the United States can best fight it"--Publisher's web site