Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases

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dc.contributor.authorMaher, Dermoten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFord, Nathanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorUnwin, Nigelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-18T03:58:48Z
dc.date.available2015-11-18T03:58:48Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe growing global burden of non communicable diseases (NCDs) is now killing 36 million people each year and needs urgent and comprehensive action. This article provides an overview of key critical issues that need to be resolved to ensure that recent political commitments are translated into practical action. These include: (i) categorizing and prioritizing NCDs in order to inform donor funding commitments and priorities for intervention; (ii) finding the right balance between the relative importance of treatment and prevention to ensure that responses cover those at risk, and those who are already sick; (iii) defining the appropriate health systems response to address the needs of patients with diseases characterized by long duration and often slow progression; (iv) research needs, in particular translational research in the delivery of care; and (v) sustained funding to support the global NCD response.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMaher, D., Ford, N., & Unwin, N. (2012). Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases. <i>Globalization and Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15083en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaher, Dermot, Nathan Ford, and Nigel Unwin "Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases." <i>Globalization and Health</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15083en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaher, D., Ford, N., Unwin, N., & Frontières, M. S. (2012). Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases. Global Health, 8(1), 14.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Maher, Dermot AU - Ford, Nathan AU - Unwin, Nigel AB - The growing global burden of non communicable diseases (NCDs) is now killing 36 million people each year and needs urgent and comprehensive action. This article provides an overview of key critical issues that need to be resolved to ensure that recent political commitments are translated into practical action. These include: (i) categorizing and prioritizing NCDs in order to inform donor funding commitments and priorities for intervention; (ii) finding the right balance between the relative importance of treatment and prevention to ensure that responses cover those at risk, and those who are already sick; (iii) defining the appropriate health systems response to address the needs of patients with diseases characterized by long duration and often slow progression; (iv) research needs, in particular translational research in the delivery of care; and (v) sustained funding to support the global NCD response. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1744-8603-8-14 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Globalization and Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases TI - Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15083 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15083
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-8-14
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaher D, Ford N, Unwin N. Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases. Globalization and Health. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15083.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2012 Maher et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceGlobalization and Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.globalizationandhealth.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherNon-communicable diseasesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPreventionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTreatmenten_ZA
dc.titlePriorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseasesen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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