==definition==
*IDs vertical program ⇔ NCDs horizontal program
*some IDs in tropics have NCD-like characterics
**HIV
**lymphatic filariasis
**Chagas disease
==epidemiology==
*41 mil. deaths per year worldwide
**71% of all deaths
*15 mil. deaths by NCDs occur between 30 and 69 y/o ... "premature" death
==NCDs in LMICs==
*tobacco
*food pricing and availability
*food preferences
*physical activity
*technologies
*social movement
*limited research of NCDs in LMICs
===measuring burdens of NCDs===
*death
*DALY
*QALY