Abstract
Zusammenfassung. Wenn wir über «Medizin in den Tropen» sprechen, sind wir in Gedanken rasch bei Malariaepidemien, Durchfallerkrankungen und Wurminfektionen. Weniger bekannt ist der Einfluss der neuen Epidemie der nicht übertragbaren Krankheiten, welche in den tropischen Weltregionen schon gut die Hälfte aller Todesfälle ausmachen. Angetrieben durch sich verändernde demografische, gesellschaftliche und ökonomische Faktoren, nehmen Krankheiten wie Bluthochdruck, Diabetes und Übergewicht zu. Diese Zunahme der nicht übertragbaren Krankheiten gepaart mit den weiterhin vorhandenen klassischen Infektionskrankheiten der Tropen, führen zu einer medizinischen Doppelbelastung, welche diese Ressourcen-armen Regionen vor grosse Herausforderungen stellt.
Abstract. When we speak about «medicine in the tropics» it is malaria epidemics, diarrheal diseases and worm infections that come to mind. A lesser-known fact is the impact of the new epidemic of non-communicable diseases, which are currently responsible for about half of all deaths occurring in the tropical world regions. Changing demographic, social and economic factors are the drivers for diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The observed increase in non-communicable diseases coupled with the persistence of classic infectious tropical diseases creates a double medical burden and presents a great challenge in these low-resource settings.
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