leading cause of death in many developed countries, (e.g. in the UK CHD is responsible for 94000 deaths each year), 60% of the total burden of CHD occurs in developing countries, and the highest death rates from CHD come from emerging countries such as India (1 531 534 deaths in 2002) and China (702 925 in 2002)
By 2006, it was estimated that over 39 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. The United Nations (UN) has estimated that by 2020, 70 million people in the world will have died from…
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