[PDFlist] NCDs in Asia and the Pacific: recent findings and key challenges

[Caleb Nelly]

Thank you Paradise
So terrifying to see such report
Beware ,one of the  phrase"Prevention is

On Thu, 17 Nov 2022 at 12:32, Paradise Tabucala <
Paradise.Tabucala at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> Greetings from the Pacific Disability Forum,
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> NCDs in Asia and the Pacific: recent findings and key challenges
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> *Written by Ian Anderson on Nov 16 2022, 06:00 am*
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> Several reports have been published recently on latest trends in
> noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the “best buys” to prevent and treat
> them. The reports also highlight the particular challenges now being faced
> by the 17 lower middle-income countries, and 7 upper middle-income
> countries, in the Asia and Pacific region. This blog, and a following one,
> highlight the key messages from these various recent reports, with a focus
> on the countries of the region.
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> On 21 September, the Director General of the World Health Organization
> (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launched a new report at the United
> Nations calling on global leaders to take urgent action on NCDs. Any new
> WHO report on NCDs is relevant to both global health and international
> development. That is because NCDs – which include heart disease, stroke,
> cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, along with mental health – are
> already known to cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world. And
> the report’s relevance to international development? Almost three-quarters
> of all NCD deaths globally, and 82% of the 16 million people who die
> prematurely (before reaching 70 years of age), are in low- and
> middle-income countries.
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> The new report, Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable
> diseases and what to do about them, now adds further evidence as to why
> NCDs are an important development issue. For example, Figure 1 shows that
> NCDs are the leading cause of death in lower middle-income countries as
> well as upper middle-income countries. But there are common
> misunderstandings as to which NCDs are the biggest drivers of ill-health,
> disability and premature death. That, in turn, can distort public health
> priorities and community awareness.
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> For example, very recent surveys suggest that most people think cancer is
> the leading cause of death from NCDs. But the Invisible numbers report
> shows that cardiovascular disease and diabetes (mid-strength blue, second
> from left) are, on average, the most significant cause of deaths globally,
> and in three of the four World Bank income groups – including upper middle
> income and lower middle-income countries. Even in low-income countries NCDs
> are, on average, the leading cause of around 40% of all deaths.
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> Furthermore, and worryingly, the Invisible numbers of report states that
> almost half of people globally with hypertension (high blood pressure) are
> unaware of their condition. That is particularly the situation in lower
> middle income and low-income countries. The launch of the report was
> accompanied by the launch of a new WHO NCD data portal. The portal is
> important because, as WHO notes, “for the first time, it brings together
> all WHO data related to NCDs for 194 countries. The report and portal
> highlight the extent of global NCD burden, risk factors, and the progress
> each country is making in their efforts to combat these diseases and
> conditions”.
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> Responding to NCDs is a particularly important and strategic challenge for
> low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific. That is because,
> NCDs already represent more than half of all deaths in every country of
> Asia and the Pacific, and more than two-thirds of all deaths for 24 of the
> 30 countries in the region for which data is available. This trend is
> likely to increase as populations age in each of these countries; become
> more urbanized and sedentary; and as long as countries have policies that
> are conducive to increasing risk factors for NCDs, such as weak tobacco
> control and weak regulation or taxation of unhealthy food and drinks.
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> What is also noticeable is that 15 countries in the Asia and Pacific
> region have a higher percentage of deaths from NCDs than the global
> average. By itself, that is not necessarily a cause for concern, as it can
> simply indicate that countries have been relatively successful in reducing
> communicable diseases compared to the global average. But it does confirm
> that NCDs are a key public health challenge in all countries of the region.
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> Of particular concern from a public health, and economic, perspective is
> that many of those NCD-related deaths are premature (in essence, below 70
> years of age) and therefore often largely preventable. In many cases,
> people die from NCDs even while at working age, thereby reducing their
> capacity to provide income for their families and contribute to economic
> growth nationally, including through paying taxes.
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> Other recent reporting confirms the importance of NCDs in terms of public
> health and the economy. The latest International Diabetes Federation Atlas
> for 2021 notes that by 2045 the world’s population is estimated to grow by
> 20% but the number of people with diabetes is estimated to increase by 46%.
> It also estimates that four of the five countries in the world with the
> highest numbers of people with diabetes are in Asia: China, India,
> Pakistan, and Indonesia, with 140, 74, 33 and 19.5 million people
> respectively. It also estimates that seven of the top ten countries in the
> world for the prevalence of diabetes are in the Asia-Pacific region:
> Pakistan, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Nauru,
> Marshall Islands and Kiribati.
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> Vinaka and Kind Regards
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> *Paradise Tabucala* *| Public Relations & Comms Officer*
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