Ala Alwan

TL;DR: A framework for monitoring of such diseases is outlined and the mortality burden and the capacity of countries to respond to them are reviewed and it is shown that capacity for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases is inadequate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline a framework for monitoring chronic, non-communicable diseases and review the mortality burden and the capacity of countries to respond to them, and show data from WHO data sources and published work for prevalence of tobacco use, overweight, and cause-specific mortality in 23 low-income and middle-income countries with a high burden of noncommunicable disease.

TL;DR: Evidence is emerging that chronic disease interventions could contribute to strengthening the capacity of health systems to deliver a comprehensive range of services-provided that such investments are planned to include these broad objectives.

TL;DR: This analysis recommends three strategies to build one merging strategic and political opportunities, such as the World Health Assembly 2008–13 Action Plan and the high level meeting of the UN General Assembly in 2011 on chronic disease.