Economic Dimensions of Non-Communicable Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean. Disease Control Priorities. 3. ed. Companion Volume
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[Foreword]. Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean is a companion volume
to Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3). This volume explores the relationship between and the impact of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on development and economic growth in the countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC). This collection of manuscripts examines the complex interplay among NCDs, health expenditures and
financial investments in health, poverty, and inequities, using up-to-date information and evidence from the LAC region.
There is compelling proof that NCDs are a major and growing problem for low- and middle-income countries, and
that they consume increasingly greater proportions of health care budgets. NCDs are not simply a byproduct of higher
incomes and declining infectious disease rates, but are also a major cause of disability and ill health and the leading
cause of preventable and premature mortality in the Americas. NCDs are responsible for significant out-of-pocket
health expenditures for individuals and families, as well as substantial health outlays in national budgets [...] Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean recognizes the relationship
between NCDs and sociodemographic trends in the LAC region. These include unprecedented rates of urbanization,
globalization, rapid population aging, and inadequate health system responses to these changes. This volume provides
health planners and decision makers with relevant information about how NCDs contribute to economic development
and makes a case for greater investments in the prevention and control of chronic conditions.
This book also builds on previous evidence and assesses new empirical work, with the goal of influencing NCD
policies, program design, and resource allocation at the regional and country level. The volume also recommends
specific, concrete actions and calls for an all-of-society approach to address NCDs as both an urgent economic concern
and a development issue. With these objectives in mind, Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin
America and the Caribbean has been written by PAHO technical advisors and a range of other, specially selected
experts, for an audience that ranges from academics and health professionals to policy makers and program managers,
as well as the media, lawmakers, and the general public.
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