Political priority in the global fight against non–communicable diseases
The prevalence of non–communicable diseases (NCDs) – such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory diseases – is surging globally. Yet despite the availability of cost–effective interventions, NCDs receive less than 3% of annual development assistance for health to low an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Global Health Society
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Global Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201202/11-Article%20Sridhar.pdf |
| Summary: | The prevalence of non–communicable diseases (NCDs) – such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory diseases – is surging globally. Yet despite the availability of cost–effective interventions, NCDs receive less than 3% of annual development assistance for health to low and middle income countries. The top donors in global health – including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the US Government, and the World Bank – together commit less than 2% of their budgets to the prevention and control of NCDs. Why is there such meagre funding on the table for the prevention and control of NCDs? Why has a global plan of action aimed at halting the spread of NCDs been so difficult to achieve? |
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| ISSN: | 2047-2978 2047-2986 |