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This edition of World Health magazine growing noncommunicable (heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes) diseases highlights the global epidemic. Overall, non-communicable diseases and their common risk factors snuff consumption, physical inactivity, alcohol abuse and poor nutrition are rising on the political agenda. In fact, representatives of the Government of the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting two days after discharge, prevention and control of NCDs on the international community's attention will focus this month. Noncommunicable diseases, undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges facing the development of the next century. However, the success of high-level meeting of the Political Declaration, the commitments will be judged by the large scale, have been many successes in the meeting. They act as a focal point for interested parties has been the leading health problem around the world gather to engage in dialogue and political perspectives.

Alliance and coalition emerged. Non-health and the determinants of a health challenge that is being discussed. Solution is seen as a systemic approach, account interactions with other components of sustainability and global development, taking all aspects of national and local level. These and other questions of political and economic environment of uncertainty defines the range of solutions, but also policy, implementation and support massive growth and economic costs of infectious diseases to promote an opportunity for innovation is increasingly clear cooperation.The that urgent action is needed. Only likely to worsen the burden of NCDs, especially for the least able to respond. Solutions come from a variety of fronts, and should the future of social and economic progress, no doubt, by the way the community understands and responds to priority non-communicable diseases.

Issue of the journal Global Change Health to ensure a healthy future in the world in a changing world is to check the pulse of the international community's health. In their article, the World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan addresses global health challenges. We communicable and non-transferable and must question the double burden of obesity and poor nutrition. It is also necessary for services, sustainable programs, more research and better health and Philip discuss the implications of demographic changes in Latin America Cotlear equity.Daniel as improving access to population grows and ages. We are young professionals in the field of global health workforce crisis and is likely to offer.

Changes can also be a sign of progress. Richard Brennan and James Hughes provides the history of Liberia, as the struggle for the development of their health resurrected from the ruins of war. Multi-sectoral partnerships to provide opportunities for better health outcomes. Marie Awa Coll-Seck, a return of malaria, but also in helping people with less resources.For the world's poor, need to change the burden of disease is called, perhaps the additional burden of disease characterized as. But how is a future for the world's poor health than access to finance?