Health and Noncommunicable Diseases

• Tác giả: Ian Anderson
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 616.98 Noncommunicable diseases and environmental medicine
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2017
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 235250
• Chủ đề: 1. ABSENTEEISM; 2. DISEASE CONTROL; 3. HEALTHCARE; 4. NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; 5. WORKER PRODUCTIVITY

Tóm tắt

This is a background paper to the Pacific Possible report. Pacific Island countries suffer from a non-communicable diseases crises, with some of the world's highest rates of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. This report estimates the long-term economic impact if the crisis continues unchecked. Implementation of the NCD roadmap is essential to stemming the crisis.