ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Population Level and Individual Level Interventions to Combat Non-communicable Disease in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: A WHO-CHOICE Analysis.
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- Exploring Healthcare Workers' Knowledge and Perspectives on Behavioral Risk Factors Contributing to Non-Communicable Diseases: A Qualitative Study in Bushbuckridge, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Application of decision analytic modelling to cardiovascular disease prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Public health economic modelling in evaluations of salt and/or alcohol policies: a systematic scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Selecting Cost-Effectiveness Methods for Health Benefits Package Design: A Systematic Approach.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Implementation of Obesity Science Into Clinical Practice: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Ethical considerations in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: a narrative review.Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine · 2024Review
- Prevention and control of cardiovascular disease in "real-world" settings: sustainable implementation of effective policies.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- A comparative analysis of the cost-utility of the Philippine tax on sweetened beverages as proposed and as implemented.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
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- Economic evaluations of non-communicable diseases conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa: a critical review of data sources.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2023Article
- Tools for measuring individual self-care capability: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Building implementable packages for universal health coverage.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Economic effects of dietary salt reduction policies for cardiovascular disease prevention in Japan: a simulation study of hypothetical scenarios.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- A Global Review of National Strategies to Reduce Sodium Concentrations in Packaged Foods.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine the health system costs and health-related benefits of interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health disorders, for the purpose of identifying the most cost-effective intervention options in support of global normative guidance on the best-buy interventions for NCDs. In addition, tools are developed to allow country contextualisation of the analyses to support local priority setting exercises.
methodsThis analysis follows the standard WHO-CHOICE (World Health Organization-Choosing Interventions that are Cost-Effective) approach to generalized cost-effectiveness analysis applied to two regions, Eastern sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. The scope of the analysis is all NCD and mental health interventions included in WHO guidelines or guidance documents for which the health impact of the intervention is able to be identified and attributed. Costs are measured in 2010 international dollars, and benefits modelled beginning in 2010, both for a period of 100 years.
resultsThere are many interventions for NCD prevention and management that are highly cost-effective, generating one year of healthy life for less than Int. $100. These interventions include tobacco and alcohol control policies such as taxation, voluntary and legislative actions to reduce sodium intake, mass media campaigns for reducing physical activity, and treatment options for cardiovascular disease (CVD), cervical cancer and epilepsy. In addition a number of interventions fall just outside this range, including breast cancer, depression and chronic lung disease treatment.
conclusionInterventions that represent good value for money, are technically feasible and are delivered for a low per-capita cost, are available to address the rapid rise in NCDs in low- and middle-income countries. This paper also describes a tool to support countries in developing NCD action plans.
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