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Health Equity and Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Peter Jackson1, Stella Zawedde Muyanja2, Trishul Siddharthan3
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 East Broad Street, Box 980050, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Abstract:
Over 80% of the morbidity and mortality related to acute and chronic respiratory diseases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a reflection of vast disparities in care for these conditions. Over the next decade, the prevalence of respiratory diseases is expected to increase, as population growth in LMICs exceeds high-income countries (HICs). Pediatric morbidity and mortality from lower respiratory tract infections and asthma occur almost exclusively in LMICs, contributing to a greater loss of quality adjusted life years from these conditions when compared with HICs.
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