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Are WHO “best buys” for non-communicable diseases effective in low-income and lower-middle-income countries? A systematic review
- Abstract:
- The central plank of the global strategy to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a cluster of highly cost-effective interventions that WHO has dubbed “best buys”. These 24 interventions promoted by WHO include tobacco taxation, salt reduction, cervical screening, and aspirin. Although the greatest burden of NCDs is in low-income and lower-middle income countries, evidence for most of the best buys comes from high-income countries. We did a systematic review to assess evidence for the effectiveness of best buys in low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs), where the need for effective NCD interventions is greatest.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30124-9
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet Global Health More from this journal
- Volume:
- 5
- Pages:
- S17
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-03-01
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2214-109X
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- World Health Organization
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- © 2017 World Health Organization; licensee Elsevier. This is an Open Access article published under the CC BY 3.0 IGO license which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. In any use of this article, there should be no suggestion that WHO endorses any specific organisation, products or services. The use of the WHO logo is not permitted. This notice should be preserved along with the article’s original URL.
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