Section outline

  • Topic: Noncommunicable Diseases and Aging – Global Aging; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cancer; Chronic Lung Disease; Diabetes; Sensory Impairment; Disability; Dementia; Screening and Early Detection; Planning for Aging Population.

    Injury  –  Road  Traffic  Accidents;  Falls;  Drowning;  Fires;  Poisoning; Homicide and violence; War; Suicide.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn  H. Jacobson, Chapter 7, pp 137-156.

    Global  Health,  An  Introductory  Textbook,  2014,  Ann  Lindstrand, Staffan  Bergstrom,  Hans  Rosling,  Birgitta  rubenson,  Bo  Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 123-134; 199-217, 223-229.