Please redress the balance of millennium development goals

The landmark millennium development goals provide a road map for reducing the disease, poverty, and hunger faced by millions worldwide. Unfortunately, the progress they have instigated is at risk of being undermined by new threats.1 Cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) currently claim more than 35 million lives each year, accounting for 60% of all deaths worldwide. When measured in disability adjusted life years (DALYs), they also account for nearly …