Transforming the education of health professionals to confront the burden of NCD: Commission on education of health professionals for the 21st century

摘要

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide accounts for an ever-greater absolute number and relative fraction of years of life lost prematurely. In low-income and middle-income countries, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) now account for 30% of deaths; these deaths constitute over 80% of all CVD deaths globally [1]. Despite these trends, health systems in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries lag in adapting the care they provide. In most countries that are less economically developed, healthcare systems have never been considered robust; moreover, the complexity of NCDs requires health systems much more sophisticated than those traditionally prevalent. Such systems must be capable of delivering care that goes far beyond that needed for most acute health conditions.