Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives

Following advances in infectious disease control, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken other conditions as causes of premature death and disability in lower-income nations. The largest portion of the NCD burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is represented by cardiovascular di...

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Main Authors:	Kostova, Deliana, Chaloupka, Frank J., Frieden, Thomas R., Henning, Kelly, Paul, Jeremias, Jr., Osewe, Patrick L., Asma, Samira
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE NCDs CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CANCER DIABETES CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE HEALTH SECURITY DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDGs MORTALITY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29359

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spelling	okr-10986-293592021-05-25T10:54:44Z Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives Kostova, Deliana Chaloupka, Frank J. Frieden, Thomas R. Henning, Kelly Paul, Jeremias, Jr. Osewe, Patrick L. Asma, Samira NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE NCDs CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CANCER DIABETES CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE HEALTH SECURITY DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDGs MORTALITY Following advances in infectious disease control, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken other conditions as causes of premature death and disability in lower-income nations. The largest portion of the NCD burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is represented by cardiovascular diseases (CVD), followed by cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease (World Health Organization, 2016). Although NCDs are often considered to be diseases of ageing, the NCD crisis in developing countries does not appear to be explained solely by longer life spans; the growth in NCD deaths and disability in these countries has occurred at a faster rate than the contemporaneous decline in communicable diseases (Stuckler, 2008). Specific circumstances that worsen NCD outcomes in LMICs relative to high-income countries are the timing of disease onset and the level of treatment after onset. NCDs in LMICs tend to occur earlier in life (WHO, 2016; (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2013)), and may not receive adequate treatment once they occur (Cameron et al., 2011). Health systems in LMICs may not be equipped to address the needs of the chronically ill, and long-term treatment may not be accessible. This adverse combination of factors results in NCD outcomes that have broad societal, economic, and health security consequences in developing countries. Recognizing the role of NCDs as an impediment to international development, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has identified the reduction in premature NCD mortality among its primary targets (United Nations, 2015). 2018-02-12T21:25:10Z 2018-02-12T21:25:10Z 2017-12 Journal Article Preventive Medicine 0091-7435 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29359 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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topic	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE NCDs CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CANCER DIABETES CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE HEALTH SECURITY DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDGs MORTALITY
spellingShingle	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE NCDs CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CANCER DIABETES CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE HEALTH SECURITY DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDGs MORTALITY Kostova, Deliana Chaloupka, Frank J. Frieden, Thomas R. Henning, Kelly Paul, Jeremias, Jr. Osewe, Patrick L. Asma, Samira Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
description	Following advances in infectious disease control, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken other conditions as causes of premature death and disability in lower-income nations. The largest portion of the NCD burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is represented by cardiovascular diseases (CVD), followed by cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease (World Health Organization, 2016). Although NCDs are often considered to be diseases of ageing, the NCD crisis in developing countries does not appear to be explained solely by longer life spans; the growth in NCD deaths and disability in these countries has occurred at a faster rate than the contemporaneous decline in communicable diseases (Stuckler, 2008). Specific circumstances that worsen NCD outcomes in LMICs relative to high-income countries are the timing of disease onset and the level of treatment after onset. NCDs in LMICs tend to occur earlier in life (WHO, 2016; (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2013)), and may not receive adequate treatment once they occur (Cameron et al., 2011). Health systems in LMICs may not be equipped to address the needs of the chronically ill, and long-term treatment may not be accessible. This adverse combination of factors results in NCD outcomes that have broad societal, economic, and health security consequences in developing countries. Recognizing the role of NCDs as an impediment to international development, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has identified the reduction in premature NCD mortality among its primary targets (United Nations, 2015).
format	Journal Article
author	Kostova, Deliana Chaloupka, Frank J. Frieden, Thomas R. Henning, Kelly Paul, Jeremias, Jr. Osewe, Patrick L. Asma, Samira
author_facet	Kostova, Deliana Chaloupka, Frank J. Frieden, Thomas R. Henning, Kelly Paul, Jeremias, Jr. Osewe, Patrick L. Asma, Samira
author_sort	Kostova, Deliana
title	Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
title_short	Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
title_full	Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
title_fullStr	Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed	Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives
title_sort	noncommunicable disease risk factors in developing countries : policy perspectives
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29359
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Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Developing Countries : Policy Perspectives

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