PHM-Exch> Cost-effectiveness of strategies to combat NCDs and injury in low- and middle-income countries

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


** ** ** **

From:  Dan Chisholm - Health Economist HQ/MER Mental Health: Evidence
and Research WHO

****

*Cost-effectiveness of strategies to combat non-communicable diseases
NCDs and injury in low- and middle-income countries

 (WHO-CHOICE series)

*

“….The recent high level meeting on non-communicable diseases at a special
session of the United Nations General Assembly and subsequent political
declaration provides a political mandate and an unprecedented opportunity
to develop an international policy framework for the prevention and control
of non-communicable diseases. In developing regions with a high disease
burden, a key action in support of this strategy is generation of the
evidence on the interventions that work best at the lowest cost in the
prevention and control of non-communicable disease and injuries.****

In this series of articles, *WHO-CHOICE* examines the relative cost
effectiveness of a comprehensive set of interventions and strategies for
combating major non-communicable diseases and injury in economically
developing regions of the world: the first paper covers cardiovascular
disease and some of its key risk factors (including raised blood pressure,
raised blood cholesterol, and tobacco use), and the subsequent ones assess
respiratory disease (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease),
cancer (of the breast, cervix, and colon or rectum), neuropsychiatric
disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, depression, harmful
alcohol use, and epilepsy), sense organ diseases (including cataract,
trachoma, refractive error, and hearing loss), and road traffic injury. ****

We also provide a companion paper that shows the use of these methods at
the country level (****Mexico****)….”****

*What are the priorities for prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia?*

*Overview article (BMJ comment):* http://bit.ly/zmfrJF

****

“…..Comparative analysis of value for money in health
….We have assessed the costs and effects of over 500 single or combined
interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
and injuries in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia that
have high adult and child mortality. We have considered most of the leading
contributors to this burden: cardiovascular disease and diabetes, chronic
respiratory diseases, cancer, sensory loss disorders, mental disorders  and
road traffic injury….”****

*BMJ Research articles:*

CVD, diabetes and tobacco: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e607****

COPD / asthma: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e608****

Cancer: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e614****

Sensory disorders: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e615****

Neuropsychiatric conditions: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e609****

Road traffic injuries: http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e612****

*Country-based analysis (Mexico):* http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e355**
**
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://phm.phmovement.org/pipermail/phm-exchange-phmovement.org/attachments/20120310/ed772f4b/attachment.html>