[Editorial] Two birds with one stone

As the global burden of disease shifts from infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases are rising up the health agenda with, at first glance, demands for attention and funding that conflict with those of communicable diseases. However, rather then a focus on disease-specific responses, some researchers have suggested a more creative approach. At the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases meeting on coinfections held in London, UK, on February 12, Ib Bygbjerg presented his ideas on how certain diseases could be treated together, since the consequences of communicable and non-communicable diseases seem tightly intertwined in low-income and middle-income countries.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: The Lancet Infectious Diseases Tags: Editorial Source Type: research