Int. Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and NCDs in the Arab World and the Middle-East; Riyadh, KSA, 10-12.9.2012 16.06.22 1 The vision and road map for addressing NCDs Pekka Puska, MD, PhD, MPolSc Director General National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL),Finland Vice President, Int. Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) Past President, World Heart Federation (WHF), Geneve
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Int. Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and NCDs in the Arab World
and the Middle-East; Riyadh, KSA, 10-12.9.201212.04.23 1
The vision and road map for addressing NCDs
Pekka Puska, MD, PhD, MPolScDirector GeneralNational Institute for Health and Welfare (THL),FinlandVice President, Int. Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)Past President, World Heart Federation (WHF), Geneve
Background and vision• Health is important for every individual, public welfare
and sustainable social and economic development
• Current situation and the future– A few chronic non communicable diseases are greatest
determinants of public health– These NCD’s are to great extent and to late in life
preventable
Vision: world free of avoidable NCD’s (=healthy ageing)
Goal: Effective comprehensive action on global, regional, national and local level
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10 million
15 million
20 million
25 million
High-income countries
Upper middle-income
Lower middle-income
Low-income countries
0.6M
0.5M
3.3M
2.3M
10.2M10.2M
3.3 M3.3 M3.0M
3.0M3.0M
3.0M
5.9M5.9M
2.3M
6.8 M6.8 M
3.7M13.6M
13.6M
1.1M0.9M
Low-income countriesGroup III - InjuriesGroup II – Other deaths from noncommunicable diseasesGroup II – Premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (below the age of 60), which are preventableGroup I – Communicable diseases, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions
So
urce
:
Total number of deaths in the world
90% of premature deaths from NCDs occur in developing countries
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UN high-level summit on NCDsNew York Sept 2011
• Preceeded by Ministerial Conference in Moscow (April 2011).
• Political declaration• Action on global NCD
prevention and control”• WHO’s leadership,
intersectoral support
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RECENT POLITICAL SUPPORT
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Changing global burden of disease WHO´s NCD strategy in 2000
• NCD prevention and control is a global health priority
• Comprehensive actionis needed, but from public health point of view population based prevention is the key (most cost-effective and sustainable)