Chapter six Neglected Global Epidemics three growing threats Today, the burden of deaths and disability in developing countries caused by noncommunicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular conditions, outweighs that imposed by long standing communicable diseases. To tackle this well recognized"double burden", this chapter proposes a"double response"which integrates prevention and control of both communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases within a comprehensive health care system. R The chapter also examines the stealthy but rapid evolution of two other epidemics, and ways to respond to them. The globalization of tobacco-related diseases can be countered through the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Simultaneously, the hidden epidemic" of road traffic casualties and traffic-related environmental hazards can be reduced if developing countries adapt successful road safety and other improvements from elsewhere to meet their own needsNeglected Global Epidemics: three growing threats 83 Chapter Six Neglected Global Epidemics: three growing threats Today, the burden of deaths and disability in developing countries caused by noncommunicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular conditions, outweighs that imposed by long￾standing communicable diseases. To tackle this well￾recognized "double burden", this chapter proposes a "double response" which integrates prevention and control of both communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases within a comprehensive health care system. The chapter also examines the stealthy but rapid evolution of two other epidemics, and ways to respond to them. The globalization of tobacco-related diseases can be countered through the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Simultaneously, the "hidden epidemic" of road traffic casualties and traffic-related environmental hazards can be reduced if developing countries adapt successful road safety and other improvements from elsewhere to meet their own needs