RoleofNCDsasaHealthcareCostDriver
Candace DeMatteis, Policy Director
October 9, 2011
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Healthcare cost growth is like asink that
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s overflowing . . .… we
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re so focused on mopping upthe water, no one is reaching up toturn off the faucet.
Whyshi5thefocusofhealthcaredelivery?
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GlobalGrowthinNonCommunicableDiseases
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Cause60%ofalldeathsglobally;•
Overthenext10years,deathsfromNCDsexpectedtoincrease17%.•
Thisyear,36MpeoplewilldiefromanNCD.•
Globally,350MdiabeJcsby2030.•
2.3Badultsareoverweight.•
700Madultsareobese.
Source: WHO 2008-2013 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (2008)
The WHO list of the most commonnon communicable diseases:
AsthmaCancer Cardiovascular diseasesChronic Obstructive PulmonaryDiseaseCongenital conditionsDiabetesDiseases of the digestive system EyeconditionsGenitourinary conditions (prostatedisorders, nephritis)Neuro-psychiatric conditionsSkin conditions and musculoskeletalconditions (arthritis)Skin Diseases
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Role of NCDs as a Healthcare Cost Driver
Presentation at the Expert Roundtable on Socio-Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in India (Oct. 9, New Delhi)
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