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Due to out-of-pocket expenditure, poor coverage of health and social insurance schemes and unregulated role of the private sector - an unequal health care system has been seen in the region.
The specific challenges in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention and control are as follows:
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Lack of strong national partnerships for multisectoral actions
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Weak surveillance systems
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Limited access to prevention, care and treatment services
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Limited human resources
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Insufficient allocation of funds
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Difficulties in engaging the industry and private sector
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Lack of social mobilization
Framework for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
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Let us discuss about lack of strong national partnerships for multisectoral actions.
Lack of strong national partnerships for multisectoral actions
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NCD’s underlying determinants exist in following sectors: agriculture, urban development, education and trade.
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To create a powerful environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle- an intersectoral collaboration is essential.
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Intersectoral partnerships are helping to avoid forgery, because they are coming together with competing interests and priorities.
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One of the major weakness in the member countries is there is an ineffective partnership among different sectors. Due to this problem NCD prevention remains an unspecific goal.
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Since the burdens of NCDs are bearing by health sector, health ministry should have a high-level advocacy and combination of different stakeholders to address NCDs.
Source: WHO-2011 report