Robert Beaglehole Quotes

While India is poised to receive an 11 percent downturn in infectious diseases in 2006, the country would witness a 35 percent growth in diabetic patients and 18 percent growth in cardiovascular patients. - Robert Beaglehole

We can stop this global epidemic of chronic diseases if we take preventative action now. We estimate that 388 million people in the world are expected to die from chronic diseases in the world in the next 10 years, and everywhere the poor are the hardest hit. - Robert Beaglehole

This is a preventable epidemic... We know what to do, we know how to do it, preventions are very cheap. - Robert Beaglehole

There is no question that low-income countries can follow the example of industrialized countriesmost of their success stems from population-wide campaigns, for example to reduce the intake of saturated fats, sugar and salt and to encourage activity. - Robert Beaglehole

There is a very pervasive misunderstanding that chronic diseases affect only wealthy men in wealthy countries. - Robert Beaglehole

It is achievable. We want to stop people dying at an early age, prematurely and painfully, from a preventable condition. - Robert Beaglehole

All governments must be prepared to deal with the infectious diseases because they could be overwhelming this year or next year, but the long-term problem is with the chronic diseases. - Robert Beaglehole

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