Vector
Vector is the official student publication of the AMSA Global Health Network featuring articles, interviews, book reviews and much more……make sure you get your copy today!
Our fabulous editors Rami Subhi, Vikram Joshi and Kruthika Narayan lead the hard-working Vector team. Our editors are focussed on developing fresh ideas; making Vector more stimulating, diverse and accessible to medical students.
From interviews with experts in developing health, to snap shots of global current affairs, and quizzes that test your worldliness, Vector is sure to carry forth in leaps and bounds.
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Issue 10, November 2009
Non-communicable diseases"The golden arches of McDonalds have become a ubiquitous metaphor for globalisation; previously in the economic sense, but perhaps now as a symbol of the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ diseases. There is an inherent irony in that the very symbols of prosperity and growth have become emblems for illness, in the developed world with growing incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases(NCDs).
In this issue of Vector, we consider the impact of non-communicable diseases in settings least equipped to bear the burden of mortality, morbidity and economic strain they impose. The challenges are immense. The multifactorial causes of NCDs require a shift in attitude, not just in local government...
