{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Tackling the non-communicable disease epidemic: a framework for policy action in low- and middle-income countries.
{Author}: Owusu MF;Adu J;Gyamfi S;Martin-Yeboah E;Dortey BA;
{Journal}: Pan Afr Med J
{Volume}: 47
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024
暂无{DOI}: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.82.41089
{Abstract}: Health policy frameworks for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases have largely been developed for application in high-income countries. Limited attention has been given to the policy exigencies in lower- and middle-income countries where the impacts of these conditions have been most severe, and further clarification of the policy requirements for effective prevention is needed. This paper presents a policy approach to prevention that, although relevant to high-income countries, recognizes the peculiar situation of low-and middle-income countries. Rather than a narrow emphasis on the implementation of piecemeal interventions, this paper encourages policymakers to utilize a framework of four embedded policy levels, namely health services, risk factors, environmental, and global policies. For a better understanding of the non-communicable disease challenge from a policy standpoint, it is proposed that a policy framework that recognizes responsible health services, addresses key risk factors, tackles underlying health determinants, and implements global non-communicable disease conventions, offers the best leverage for prevention.