Diabetes has quickly become a top killer in Mexico, claiming eighty thousand lives a year. The spike is part of a larger, alarming trend—a worldwide rise in noncommunicable diseases. This global crisis is directly connected to improved health capabilities and changing lifestyles. Mexico has declared its diabetes problem a national emergency and is using policy and unprecedented legislation to address it. Noncommunicable diseases are just one of the issues related to Global Health that we face today. To learn more about health-systems, infectious diseases and how foreign policy affects domestic and global responses to health crises visit our Global Health module: [ Ссылка ]
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