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The Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Disease in China and India: Estimates, Projections, and Comparisons David E. Bloom, Elizabeth T. Cafiero, Mark E. McGovern, Klaus Prettner, Anderson Stanciole.
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a global public health problem, which threatens Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) including Nigeria. Civil servants are at risk of NCDs because of the stressful and sedentary nature of their work. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of the major risk factors of NCDs among civil servants in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Despite this knowledge, a large proportion of the world's population remains physically inactive. To quantify the effect of physical inactivity on the world's major non-communicable diseases, we estimated how much of these diseases could be averted in the population if inactive people were to become active, as well as how much gain in life expectancy could occur at the population level.
Preventing non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a public health priority that has currently dominated both global (1) and African regional health policy (2). This as a result of the growing evidence that shows that stroke and ischaemic heart disease are responsible for 20% of premature mortality globally (3).
Collaborative research spanning these domains is required for the development of effective, evidence-based NCD prevention, and control policies. This short article provides an overview of the role research has to play in the global NCD response and highlights areas in need of investment. Keywords: Noncommunicable disease, research, policy.
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