Better management of common chronic and critical conditions

Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and stroke, are now leading causes of death and disability in both lower and higher income countries. We look for new ways to improve the prevention and treatment of these conditions in both community and hospital settings.

Key programs
- China International Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention
  Providing health solutions for the chronic disease challenge facing China.
- The world’s largest study of type 2 diabetes treatments
  The ADVANCE study results continue to improve treatment of type 2 diabetes patients.
- Improving care of critically ill patients
  Providing new evidence for the management of critically ill patients.
- Investigating treatments for kidney failure
  Assessing the best treatment for severe kidney failure.

Feature Project
Improving chances of recovery for stroke patients: INTERACT
A flagship research project is studying the effects of immediately lowering blood pressure of hospital patients with intracerebral haemorrhage. Pilot study results suggested that this treatment strategy may have beneficial effects on survival and disability.

The George Institute is conducting 66 projects in 47 countries - find out more about these projects from the related links on the right

Better management of common chronic and critical conditions

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