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Title

Capitalizing on the demographic transition : tackling noncommunicable diseases in South Asia / Michael Maurice Engelgau ... [et al.].

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011.

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Additional Authors

• Engelgau, Michael Maurice.
• World Bank

Description

xviii, 184 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

This book looks primarily at cardio vascular disease (CVD) and tobacco use because they account for a disproportionate amount of the non communicable disease (NCD) burden the focus is strategic rather than comprehensive. It considers both country and regional level approaches for tackling NCDs, as many of the issues and challenges of mounting an effective response are common to most South Asian countries. The prevention and control of NCDs constitute a development issue that low-income countries in South Asia are already facing. Both country and regional-level strategies are important because many of the issues and challenges of mounting an effective response to NCDs are common to most South Asian countries, even though their disease burden profiles vary. Hence, the rationale for this book is that strategic decisions for prevention and treatment of NCDs can effectively address the future burden of disease, promote healthy aging, and increase the potential benefit from the demographic transition, thus contributing to economic development. This book's goal is to encourage countries to develop, adopt, and implement effective and timely country and regional responses that reduce the population-level risk factors and NCD disease burden.

Series Statement

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development

Uniform Title

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.

Subject

• Chronic Disease > prevention & control
• Chronic Disease > epidemiology
• Chronic Disease > economics
• Health Transition
• Demographic transition > South Asia
• Public health > Economic aspects > South Asia
• Medical economics > South Asia
• Asia, Western

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Overview -- Regional aging and disease burden -- Country-level aging and disease burden -- Rationale for action -- Opportunities for prevention and control -- Developing a policy options framework for prevention and control of NCDs -- Country capacity and accomplishments and application of the policy options framework -- Regional strategies for NCD prevention and control.

ISBN

• 9780821387245 (pbk.)
• 0821387243 (pbk.)
• 9780821387252 (electronic)
• 0821387251 (electronic)

LCCN

^^2011009181

OCLC

697266918

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library