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The Economic Costs of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands : A Rapid Stocktake of the Situation in Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-16T18:10:56Z
dc.date.available2014-04-16T18:10:56Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First, (NCDs) can impose large but often preventable health, financial, and economic costs on countries. This is particularly important in the Pacific, where government already finances and provides the bulk of health services. Second, risk factors in the Pacific are feeding a pipeline of potentially expensive-to-treat NCDs, including diabetes and heart disease, but governments are already fiscally constrained in how much more they can provide to the health system. Third, from a public health and public finance perspective, many of the NCDs are avoidable or their health and financial costs can at least be postponed through good primary and secondary prevention. This will require a more coherent approach to health system financing and to health system operations, more generally. Improving both allocative efficiency ("doing the right things") and technical efficiency ("doing things right") are critical strategies to improve health outcomes in a financially sustainable way in the resource-constrained Pacific.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19352113/economic-costs-non-communicable-diseases-pacific-islands-rapid-stock-take-situation-samoa-tonga-vanuatu
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17851
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17851
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectADDICTION
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAGING POPULATIONS
dc.subjectAID
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectASTHMA
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectBREAST CANCER
dc.subjectBRONCHITIS
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCANCERS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectCHOLESTEROL
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCIRCULATORY SYSTEM
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOLON CANCER
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ACTION
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCORONARY HEART DISEASE
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectDANGERS
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEMENTIA
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIABETES MELLITUS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASE BURDEN
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDOUBLE BURDEN
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY DETECTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPHYSEMA
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectEXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEYE DISEASES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFEWER PEOPLE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectGLUCOSE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectGROWTH IN POPULATION
dc.subjectHARM REDUCTION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectHEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SPECIALIST
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM FINANCING
dc.subjectHEART ATTACKS
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectHIGH FERTILITY
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINFLUENZA
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectKIDNEY DIALYSIS
dc.subjectKIDNEY FAILURE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLACK OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSES
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIFESTYLES
dc.subjectLIMITED PROSPECTS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVER
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectLUNG CANCER
dc.subjectLUNG DISEASE
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMENTAL ILLNESS
dc.subjectMETABOLIC DISORDERS
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTERS OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL EFFORTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL PRIORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL PRIORITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectNCD
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNEOPLASMS
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPNEUMONIA
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOPULATION FACTORS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOSTERS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPREVENTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE NEEDS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectRHEUMATIC FEVER
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSEPTICAEMIA
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL CONTACT
dc.subjectSIZE OF POPULATIONS
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectSYNDROME
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTOLERANCE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNDER FIVE MORTALITY
dc.subjectUNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVISION
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.subjectYOUNG POPULATIONS
dc.titleThe Economic Costs of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands : A Rapid Stocktake of the Situation in Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatuen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-04-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:33:02.098850Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19352113/economic-costs-non-communicable-diseases-pacific-islands-rapid-stock-take-situation-samoa-tonga-vanuatu
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140407135355
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okr.identifier.report86522
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countrySamoa
okr.region.countryTonga
okr.region.countryVanuatu
okr.region.geographicalOceania
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Dept (EASHD)
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