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1、Unit2EmergingeconomiessuchasChina,IndiaandSouthAfrica,arediscoveringthereisadownsidetoprosperity・Asincomesarise,healthcandecline.OnMonday,theU.N.opensanhigh-levelmeetingonnon-communicableDiseases,thatusuallyhasbeenassociatedwithWesternnations.Inrecentyears,I
2、ndiaandChinahaveseenagrowingmiddleclass.Butwithgreaterafflueneehascomeasurgeindiabetes,obesity,cardiovasculardiseaseandcancer・SouthAfricainonthesimilarpath・TheUnitedNationswilldebatewhatcanbedoneabouttheseillnesses・ProjectHopeiscallingontheU.N.totakestrongac
3、tions-notonlyontreatment-butprevention.Thehealth-basedNGOhasprogramsin35countrieson5continents,manyofthemdealingwithNon-communicableDiseasesorNCDs.Oneofthem,theHopecenter,islocatedinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.StefanLawson,countrydirectorforProjectHope,welcomes
4、theUNmeeting."It〃sthefirsttimewe'vehadthenon-communicablediseasesputonsuchahighlevelforum・ThelasttimeaspecificdiseasewasdoneatthissortoflevelwasHIVandAIDS.Andsobeingabletopushfornon-communicablediseasesupatthatministerialIthinkwilldoalotofgood・"Lawsonsaystha
5、tamajorityofSouthAfricanmenandwomenarenowoverweight・"Oneoftheresultofprosperityisthechangeinlifestyle,whichineludethechangeindiet,soweseehereinSouthAfricatheshifttomorewesterndiet-MacDonaid,KFC,fastfood,moreprocessedmeet,thingslikethatwilldefinitelyhaveanimp
6、actontheperson'slifestyle/'Foodpriceshaverisensharplyinrecentyears,givingamajorblowtothepoor.Thenthishasadirecteffectondietandhealth."Healthyfood-fruitandvegetables,etc.-nowbecomemoredifficulttopurchaseforsomeonewholiveinthepoortownshipenvironment.So,thatfor
7、cedthemtobuycheaper,lesshealthyfood."Lawsonsaysasdietschang巳whetherornotbychoice,theoverallhealthofthecountrycandecline.That,hesays,canplaceagreatburdenonbudgets/'"SouthAfricahadawelldocumentedproblemwithHIVandTD・Andthatreallyputastrainonthepublichealthsyste
8、m・And(it)hascausedtherealstraininjustthevolumeofpeoplethatgoingintotheclinicnow.Ifyouaddontopofthat,nowmorepeoplegoingintotheclinicswiththingslikediabetesandhypertensionrelatedissues.It'sjustgon
