摘要：Globalization offers great opportunities, but its benefits are at present very unevenly shared. Inequity in health at the popula- tion level is affected by global changes in marketing and trade, rapid urbaniza- tion and population ageing. The social, economic and physical environments in low- and middle-income countries often afford their populations much lower levels of protection from the risks and conse- quences of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). 1 Such factors contribute to the 12 million premature deaths and estimated economic losses of US$ 500 billion from NCDs that occur in these countries every year. However, lives and resources can be saved by investing in better prevention, control and treatment measures.
