目前,COVID-19在全球已经造成了超过110万人的死亡。而我们同时也知道,包括肥胖症、糖尿病、以及心血管疾病在内的风险因子和非传染性疾病,均与COVID-19严重疾病和死亡风险相关。《柳叶刀》杂志主编Richard Horton博士说:“COVID-19是急性传染病与慢性病/风险因素联合造成的公共健康危机。非传染性疾病在驱动COVID-19死亡人数方面扮演了重要的角色,并且将在疫情平息之后继续塑造各个国家的健康状况。疫情之后,全球的各个国家都将面对重建医疗健康系统的挑战,这一全球疾病负担研究帮助发现不同国家最具有迫切需求的领域,让我们能够采取有针对性的举措。”
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