Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps
Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a rapid increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) burden over the last decades. The East African Community (EAC) comprises Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda, with a population of 177 million. In those countries, 40% of deaths in 2015 were attributa...
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| author | Per Kallestrup Joseph Mucumbitsi Christian Kraef Kaushik Ramaiya Pamela A Juma Francois Ndikumwenayo Gerald Yonga |
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| description | Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a rapid increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) burden over the last decades. The East African Community (EAC) comprises Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda, with a population of 177 million. In those countries, 40% of deaths in 2015 were attributable to NCDs. We review the status of the NCD response in the countries of the EAC based on the available monitoring tools, the WHO NCD progress monitors in 2017 and 2020 and the East African NCD Alliance benchmark survey in 2017. In the EAC, modest progress in governance, prevention of risk factors, monitoring, surveillance and evaluation of health systems can be observed. Many policies exist on paper, implementation and healthcare are weak and there are large regional and subnational differences. Enhanced efforts by regional and national policy-makers, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders are needed to ensure future NCD policies and implementation improvements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86cef091de0d45409b9d2e69b55f89e02024-12-05T08:15:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082020-11-0151110.1136/bmjgh-2020-003325Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next stepsPer Kallestrup0Joseph Mucumbitsi1Christian Kraef2Kaushik Ramaiya3Pamela A Juma4Francois Ndikumwenayo5Gerald Yonga63 Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, DenmarkCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaCentre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaLSE Health, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UKEast Africa NCD Alliance, Kampala, UgandaEast Africa NCD Alliance, Kampala, UgandaSub-Saharan Africa has seen a rapid increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) burden over the last decades. The East African Community (EAC) comprises Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda, with a population of 177 million. In those countries, 40% of deaths in 2015 were attributable to NCDs. We review the status of the NCD response in the countries of the EAC based on the available monitoring tools, the WHO NCD progress monitors in 2017 and 2020 and the East African NCD Alliance benchmark survey in 2017. In the EAC, modest progress in governance, prevention of risk factors, monitoring, surveillance and evaluation of health systems can be observed. Many policies exist on paper, implementation and healthcare are weak and there are large regional and subnational differences. Enhanced efforts by regional and national policy-makers, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders are needed to ensure future NCD policies and implementation improvements.https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/11/e003325.full |
| spellingShingle | Per Kallestrup Joseph Mucumbitsi Christian Kraef Kaushik Ramaiya Pamela A Juma Francois Ndikumwenayo Gerald Yonga Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps BMJ Global Health |
| title | Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
| title_full | Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
| title_fullStr | Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
| title_short | Fighting non-communicable diseases in East Africa: assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
| title_sort | fighting non communicable diseases in east africa assessing progress and identifying the next steps |
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