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SynthesisInternational journal of health policy and management2025

Future Best Buys Can and Should Do More Comment on "Barriers and Opportunities for WHO 'Best Buys' Non-Communicable Disease Policy Adoption and Implementation From a Political Economy Perspective: A Complexity Systematic Review".

Safura Abdool Karim, Marlyn Faure

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Synthesis in International journal of health policy and management, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Safura Abdool KarimBerman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4843-9907
Marlyn FaureEthox Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4135-8925

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over a decade has passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a set of "best buys" for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Loffreda and colleagues' review describes how, despite the cost-effectiveness of these interventions, their adoption is often complex and governments face many challenges in both implementing and maintaining NCD prevention policies. Industry opposition and the commercial determinants of health (CDoH) remain significant challenges to an effective NCD response. In addition, the best buys may operate inequitably and are often unable to respond to the interrelated challenges posed by the global syndemic of obesity. We suggest that the next revision of the best buys adopts a more integrated approach that prioritize structural interventions, equity-focused strategies, and mechanisms to counteract industry interference.

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Health PolicyNoncommunicable DiseasesPoliticsWorld Health OrganizationCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansSocial Determinants of HealthCDoHNCDsNon-communicable DiseasesObesity Prevention PolicyPublic Health Nutrition

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PMID40767215
PMCPMC12337159

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