Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case

Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, chronic lung diseases, and heart diseases are the leading cause of death and disability. In Kenya, the growing prevalence of these diseases is a major public health concern and a hindrance to long-term economic growth. This is because these conditi...

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Main Authors:	Mensah, Julia, Korir, Julius, Nugent, Rachel, Hutchinson, Brian
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2020
Subjects:	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN CAPITAL CANCER DIABETES INVESTMENT CASE CHRONIC DISEASES NDCS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428881586197529642/Combating-Noncommunicable-Diseases-in-Kenya-An-Investment-Case http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33539

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spelling	okr-10986-335392021-05-25T10:54:40Z Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case Mensah, Julia Korir, Julius Nugent, Rachel Hutchinson, Brian NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN CAPITAL CANCER DIABETES INVESTMENT CASE CHRONIC DISEASES NDCS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, chronic lung diseases, and heart diseases are the leading cause of death and disability. In Kenya, the growing prevalence of these diseases is a major public health concern and a hindrance to long-term economic growth. This is because these conditions reduce human capital and divert societal resources. The high cost of managing the growing caseload of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) also afflicts Kenyan families, businesses, and the government, and increasingly leads to impoverishment. Developing an appropriate policy response to the threat of NCDs requires a clear understanding of the economic impacts as well as the benefits of potential interventions, both from a health and an economic perspective. Such information allows policy makers to evaluate the trade-offs between different investment decisions, with the goal of ensuring that any interventions maximize the rewards to individuals and to society at large. Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya is one of a few published studies on the economic burden of NCDs in Kenya. It focuses on a limited set of conditions, aligned with the burden of NCDs in Kenya, and demonstrates both the long-term costs of these diseases and the strong health and economic benefits of scaling up interventions. It contributes to a growing body of analysis on NCDs in Kenya—and in Africa—and provides muchneeded evidence to facilitate advocacy and foster dialogue to confront this serious challenge. 2020-04-06T17:10:39Z 2020-04-06T17:10:39Z 2020-03-24 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428881586197529642/Combating-Noncommunicable-Diseases-in-Kenya-An-Investment-Case http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33539 English Development Knowledge and Learning; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Kenya
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topic	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN CAPITAL CANCER DIABETES INVESTMENT CASE CHRONIC DISEASES NDCS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
spellingShingle	NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN CAPITAL CANCER DIABETES INVESTMENT CASE CHRONIC DISEASES NDCS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Mensah, Julia Korir, Julius Nugent, Rachel Hutchinson, Brian Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
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description	Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, chronic lung diseases, and heart diseases are the leading cause of death and disability. In Kenya, the growing prevalence of these diseases is a major public health concern and a hindrance to long-term economic growth. This is because these conditions reduce human capital and divert societal resources. The high cost of managing the growing caseload of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) also afflicts Kenyan families, businesses, and the government, and increasingly leads to impoverishment. Developing an appropriate policy response to the threat of NCDs requires a clear understanding of the economic impacts as well as the benefits of potential interventions, both from a health and an economic perspective. Such information allows policy makers to evaluate the trade-offs between different investment decisions, with the goal of ensuring that any interventions maximize the rewards to individuals and to society at large. Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya is one of a few published studies on the economic burden of NCDs in Kenya. It focuses on a limited set of conditions, aligned with the burden of NCDs in Kenya, and demonstrates both the long-term costs of these diseases and the strong health and economic benefits of scaling up interventions. It contributes to a growing body of analysis on NCDs in Kenya—and in Africa—and provides muchneeded evidence to facilitate advocacy and foster dialogue to confront this serious challenge.
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author	Mensah, Julia Korir, Julius Nugent, Rachel Hutchinson, Brian
author_facet	Mensah, Julia Korir, Julius Nugent, Rachel Hutchinson, Brian
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title	Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
title_short	Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
title_full	Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
title_fullStr	Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
title_full_unstemmed	Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case
title_sort	combating noncommunicable diseases in kenya : an investment case
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428881586197529642/Combating-Noncommunicable-Diseases-in-Kenya-An-Investment-Case http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33539
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Combating Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya : An Investment Case

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