UN High-Level meeting on non-communicable diseases: addressing four questions
Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), principally heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, are a global crisis and require a global response. Despite the threat to human development, and the availability of affordable, cost-effective, and feasible interventions, most countries, development agencies, and foundations neglect the crisis. The UN High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on NCDs in September, 2011, is an opportunity to stimulate a coordinated global response to NCDs that is commensurate with their health and economic burdens. To achieve the promise of the UN HLM, several questions must be addressed. In this report, we present the realities of the situation by answering four questions: is there really a global crisis of NCDs; how is NCD a development issue; are affordable and cost-effective interventions available; and do we really need high-level leadership and accountability? Action against NCDs will support other global health and development priorities. A successful outcome of the UN HLM depends on the heads of states and governments attending the meeting, and endorsing and implementing the commitments to action. Long-term success requires inspired and committed national and international leadership.
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The global importance of non-communicable diseases has led to their inclusion at the forefront of global progress targets, including a goal of 25% reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 2025 and a third reduction by 2030.
“The global importance of non-communicable diseases has led to their inclusion at the forefront of global progress targets, including a goal of 25% reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 2025 outlined in the WHO global non-communicable disease monitoring framework and a third reduction by 2030 included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
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- Authors
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Alleyne, G., Horton, R., Li, L., Lincoln, P., Mbanya, J. C., McKee, M., Moodie, R., Nishtar, S., Piot, P., Reddy, K. S., & Stuckler, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- UK Health Forum (GB)
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Heartfile (PK)
- Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Beaglehole, Robert
- ORCID
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 378
- Issue
- 9789
- Pages
- 449-455
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2098774775
- Cited by
- 402
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 77.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Global Health and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Keywords
- non-communicable diseases, global health governance, cost-effective interventions, economic burden of disease
- MeSH terms
- Congresses as Topic, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Diseases, Humans, Neoplasms, Respiratory Tract Diseases, United Nations, Global Health, Stroke
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