Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases |
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| Author:
| Adeyi, Olusoji
Smith, Owen
Robles, Silvia |
| Series title: | Directions in Development Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8213-7044-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | World Bank Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The appropriate policy response to NCDs will entail avoiding the looming NCD burden of disease to the extent possible'for example, through public health interventions and improved health care'and simultaneously preparing to deal with the health system and cost pressures arising from the increase in NCDs due to demographic forces.
The appropriate policy response to NCDs will entail avoiding the looming NCD burden of disease to the extent possible'for example, through public health interventions and improved health care'and simultaneously preparing to deal with the health system and cost pressures arising from the increase in NCDs due to demographic forces.