Country actions to meet UN commitments on non-communicable diseases: a stepwise approach

TY - JOUR

T1 - Country actions to meet UN commitments on non-communicable diseases

T2 - a stepwise approach

AU - Bonita, Ruth

AU - Magnusson, Roger

AU - Bovet, Pascal

AU - Zhao, Dong

AU - Malta, Deborah C

AU - Geneau, Robert

AU - Suh, Il

AU - Thankappan, Kavumpurathu Raman

AU - McKee, Martin

AU - Hospedales, James

AU - de Courten, Maximilian

AU - Capewell, Simon

AU - Beaglehole, Robert

AU - Lancet NCD Action Group

N1 - Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

PY - 2013/2/16

Y1 - 2013/2/16

N2 - Strong leadership from heads of state is needed to meet national commitments to the UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to achieve the goal of a 25% reduction in premature NCD mortality by 2025 (the 25 by 25 goal). A simple, phased, national response to the political declaration is suggested, with three key steps: planning, implementation, and accountability. Planning entails mobilisation of a multisectoral response to develop and support the national action plan, and to build human, financial, and regulatory capacity for change. Implementation of a few priority and feasible cost-effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of NCDs will achieve the 25 by 25 goal and will need only few additional financial resources. Accountability incorporates three dimensions: monitoring of progress, reviewing of progress, and appropriate responses to accelerate progress. A national NCD commission or equivalent, which is independent of government, is needed to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are held accountable for the UN commitments to NCDs.

AB - Strong leadership from heads of state is needed to meet national commitments to the UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to achieve the goal of a 25% reduction in premature NCD mortality by 2025 (the 25 by 25 goal). A simple, phased, national response to the political declaration is suggested, with three key steps: planning, implementation, and accountability. Planning entails mobilisation of a multisectoral response to develop and support the national action plan, and to build human, financial, and regulatory capacity for change. Implementation of a few priority and feasible cost-effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of NCDs will achieve the 25 by 25 goal and will need only few additional financial resources. Accountability incorporates three dimensions: monitoring of progress, reviewing of progress, and appropriate responses to accelerate progress. A national NCD commission or equivalent, which is independent of government, is needed to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are held accountable for the UN commitments to NCDs.

KW - Cardiovascular Diseases

KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis

KW - Health Priorities

KW - Humans

KW - National Health Programs

KW - Preventive Health Services

KW - Preventive Medicine

KW - Program Evaluation

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Smoking Cessation

KW - Sodium, Dietary

KW - United Nations

U2 - 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61993-x

DO - 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61993-x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 23410607

SN - 0140-6736

VL - 381

SP - 575

EP - 584

JO - Lancet

JF - Lancet

IS - 9866

ER -