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The Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Overview

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dc.contributor.authorMarquez, Patricio V.
dc.contributor.authorFarrington, Jill L.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-27T22:41:06Z
dc.date.available2013-12-27T22:41:06Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThis report draws on a comprehensive review of the literature and on input from policy makers, researchers, and practitioners to address four questions: (1) how is the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and road traffic injuries (RTIs) changing the epidemiology of Sub-Saharan Africa? (2) What determines and drives this burden, and what are the commonalities with communicable diseases? (3) What is the rationale for public intervention? (4) How could resource-constrained governments approach NCD prevention and treatment and road safety in a comprehensive, effective and efficient way? The data show that action against NCDs and RTIs in Sub-Saharan Africa is needed, together with continued efforts to address communicable diseases and maternal and child health as well as to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report suggests that NCDs and RTIs should not be tackled separately as a vertical program, nor should they displace communicable diseases as priorities. Instead, given resource constraints, and some shared determinants, characteristics, and interventions, there is scope for an integrated approach focusing on functions (prevention, treatment, and care) rather than on disease categories. Examples are cited of potential opportunities to integrate and add NCD prevention and treatment into existing services and programs. Proven, cost-effective, prevention interventions are clearly needed, many of which (such as tobacco and alcohol taxes, road safety measures, and fuel-efficient ventilated cook-stoves) require action beyond the health sector. These can deliver broader development benefits in addition to their benefits for health. Selective, evidence-based actions to reduce NCDs and RTIs will address the changing disease burden in Africa and achieve a more sustainable improvement in health outcomes, more efficient use of resources, and better equity across patients and populations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17997739/challenge-non-communicable-diseases-road-traffic-injuries-sub-saharan-africa-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16451
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16451
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectASTHMA
dc.subjectBICYCLES
dc.subjectBLOOD SUGAR
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCANCER OF THE CERVIX
dc.subjectCANCERS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCAR USE
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectCERVICAL CANCER
dc.subjectCERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD DISEASES
dc.subjectCHOLESTEROL
dc.subjectCHRONIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCORONARY HEART DISEASE
dc.subjectCRASHES
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCYCLISTS
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEGENERATIVE DISEASES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIABETES MELLITUS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIARRHOEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE BURDEN
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISEASE PATTERN
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY CARE
dc.subjectENDEMIC COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEYE DISEASES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFATALITY
dc.subjectFATALITY RATES
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHAZARDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INEQUITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHEART ATTACKS
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectHEART FAILURE
dc.subjectHEAVY RELIANCE
dc.subjectHEMORRHAGE
dc.subjectHEPATITIS
dc.subjectHEPATITIS B
dc.subjectHEPATITIS B VIRUS
dc.subjectHEPATITIS C
dc.subjectHERPES
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHIV TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectIMMUNE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectJOURNEYS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSES
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVER
dc.subjectLIVER CANCER
dc.subjectLONG-DISTANCE
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLUNG DISEASES
dc.subjectLYMPHOMAS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALARIA CONTROL
dc.subjectMALARIA DEATHS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEDICAL CENTER
dc.subjectMEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMENINGITIS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMENTAL ILLNESS
dc.subjectMETABOLISM
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subjectMYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
dc.subjectNCD
dc.subjectNONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectPANDEMICS
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPARTICULAR CHALLENGES
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN DEATHS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIANS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLIO
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROSTATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectQUALITY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASE
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DEATHS
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD INJURIES
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY MEASURES
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSARCOMA
dc.subjectSCHISTOSOMA
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSEAT BELTS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSICKLE CELL DISEASE
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSODIUM
dc.subjectSTARVATION
dc.subjectSTIS
dc.subjectSTOMACH
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectSYPHILIS
dc.subjectSYRINGES
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjectTB CONTROL
dc.subjectTELEMEDICINE
dc.subjectTHERAPIES
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DEATH
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DEATH RATE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DEATHS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC INJURIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT STRATEGY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTROPICAL DISEASES
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSAFE ABORTION
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVACCINES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIRUS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE ROAD USERS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.titleThe Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Overviewen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2013-07-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:53:20.322320Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17997739/challenge-non-communicable-diseases-road-traffic-injuries-sub-saharan-africa-overview
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20130712152431
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17997739
okr.identifier.report79293
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitAFT: HD Front Office (AFTHD)
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