Scaling up action on non-communicable diseases across Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Daniel Grafton, Khalifa Elmusharaf, Johanna Jung, Emily Roberts

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Abstract

From 2019 to 2021 the Gulf Health Council (GHC) together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF) developed six non-communicable disease (NCD) investment cases in the each of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The investment cases examined both the health and economic burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as well as the benefits and returns on investment for implementing four packages of WHOrecommended interventions including the ‘best-buys’, or highly cost-effective interventions. This report summarizes findings from the investment cases and – through interviews with the six ministries of health (MOH) – identifies priority actions to further reduce the health and economic impact of NCDs across the GCC countries.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGeneva
PublisherUNDP, WHO, UNIATF, GHC
Number of pages60
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021

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