Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and heart conditions, are surpassing communicable diseases as the world's primary health concern. Eighty percent of people dying from NCDs -- 36 million in 2008 -- live in low- to middle-income countries without sufficient access to care.

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