TY - BOOK ID - 74482670 TI - Non-Communicable Disease Prevention : Best Buys, Wasted Buys and Contestable Buys AU - Anothaisintawee, Thunyarat AU - Archer, Rachel A. AU - Bacon, Rachel L. AU - Bhatia, Tazeem AU - Bump, Jesse Boardman AU - Chalkidou, Kalipso AU - Culyer, Anthony J. AU - Elshaug, Adam G. AU - Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee AU - Jakab, Melitta AU - Jamison, Dean T. AU - Kanchanachitra, Churnrurtai AU - Kim, David D. AU - Krishnamurthy Reddiar, Sumithra AU - Luz, Alia AU - Nakamura, Ryota AU - Neumann, Peter J. AU - Panich, Vicharn AU - Rattanavipapong, Waranya AU - Sharma, Manushi AU - Shichijo, Arisa AU - Smith, Peter C. AU - Teerawattananon, Yot AU - A. Archer, Rachel AU - J. Culyer, Anthony PY - 2020 SN - 9791036560828 178374863X PB - Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Public Health & Health Care Science KW - NCDs KW - death KW - Prince Mahidol Award Conference KW - PMAC KW - non-communicable diseases KW - practical guidelines KW - Non-communicable diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:74482670 AB - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, contributing to over 73% of all deaths annually. Each day NCDs cause more than 100,000 deaths, 80% of which occur in low- and middle-income countries. NCDs, however, are largely preventable, and a great deal of technical knowledge exists about how to prevent and manage them. Why, then, have we, as a global community, not been more successful at reducing this NCD burden? Does a universal problem not have a universal solution? Created by an international consortium of experts, this informative and accessible book provides practical guidelines, key learning points, and dynamic, real-world case studies to aid NCD program managers, policy officers and decision-makers in low- and middle-income countries, so that they can assess interventions for the prevention and control of NCDs. The book comprises ten chapters, which collectively explore the reasons behind, and strategies for, preventing and managing the NCD burden. It spans key themes such as political economy, the transferability of economic evidence, the role of cross-sectoral policies, the importance of deliberative processes, and health technology assessment. NCD Prevention is written for the benefit of the global health community, and is primarily targeted at those individuals who are involved in NCD programs. This book will also be of interest to NCD champions, policy advocates, and educators spearheading the movement for increased visiblity of NCDs. ER -