UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: addressing four questions

Beaglehole, Robert; Bonita, Ruth; Alleyne, George A.O.; Horton, Richard; Li, Liming; Lincoln, Paul; Mbanya, Jean Claude; McKee, Martin; Moodie, Rob; Nishtar, Sania; Piot, Peter; Reddy, K. Srinath; Stuckler, David

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60879-9

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“…It is projected that this will be the case for Africa by 2030 (WHO, 2010. NCDs also account for around half the global burden of illness and disability (Beaglehole et al, 2011).…”

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“…It is projected that this will be the case for Africa by 2030 (WHO, 2010. NCDs also account for around half the global burden of illness and disability (Beaglehole et al, 2011).Hypertension is by some distance the leading risk factor for NCDs. WHO estimates that in 2008 hypertension was responsible for about 13 per cent of all global deaths (WHO, 2010).…”

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“…According to the WHO study, Africa is the region with the highest estimated rates in the world -46 per cent for over 25s. i Despite growing evidence of the prominence of NCDs in LMICs, these health conditions continue to receive a low priority as a development issue (Beaglehole et al, 2011;De Maeseneer et al 2012). It has been estimated that NCDs accounted for only 3 per cent of total global health assistance between 2001and 2008(Nugent and Feigl, 2010.…”

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“…Whilst age is a risk factor for hypertension and most NCDs, data for developed countries show large variations in age-specific rates, indicating a large degree of elasticity in the relationship between chronological age and risk (WHO, 2004b). 7 Despite the growing body of evidence that suggests otherwise, perceived associations of NCDs with developed countries (or groups within LMICs who enjoy developed country lifestyles) partly explains the continued low priority given to these conditions as a development issue (Beaglehole et al, 2011;De Maeseneer et al 2012). Consequently, there is a clear need to strengthen the evidence base to challenge this framing.…”

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Diseases of the Rich? The Social Patterning of Hypertension in Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Introduction.Hypertension and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are not as yet priority issues for international development. This is surprising, since NCDs already account for a higher share of mortality and illness in low and middle income countries (LMICs) than infectious diseases do, and are set to rapidly increase (WHO, 2010). Referring to the broader policy literature, the papers identifies reasons for this general neglect. These include a general perception that, in contrast to high income countries, in LMICs NCDs disproportionately affect relatively wealthy groups. Drawing on survey data for six countries, we examine the validity of this perception with particular reference to hypertension prevalence, awareness and effective control. In conclusion, we considers the wider applications of its findings for agenda-setting for NCDs in global health. NCDs, hypertension and international development priorities.NCDs include a range of health conditions, such as cardio-vascular diseases, cancers and diabetes. In 2008 they accounted for 63 per cent of all deaths globally, and 80 per cent of these deaths occurred in LMICs (WHO, 2010). In all world regions except Africa the number of deaths caused by NCDs in 2008 already exceeded those caused by infectious, maternal, perinatal and nutritional diseases combined. It is projected that this will be the case for Africa by 2030 (WHO, 2010. NCDs also account for around half the global burden of illness and disability (Beaglehole et al, 2011).Hypertension is by some distance the leading risk factor for NCDs. WHO estimates that in 2008 hypertension was responsible for about 13 per cent of all global deaths (WHO, 2010).

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“…It is projected that this will be the case for Africa by 2030 (WHO, 2010. NCDs also account for around half the global burden of illness and disability (Beaglehole et al, 2011).…”

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“…The United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on glocalization (glocal and local) of deaths and disability due to non communicable diseases (NCDs), was held in September, 2011 [1,2]. It may invoke some controversies and policies, because discussion on existing health promotion policies and social determinants of health in the developed countries, which are also followed by the developing countries, have been given only little consideration [1][2][3].…”

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