ABSTRACT
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a great burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) representing 63% of all registered deaths. This proportion is projected to increase to nearly 70% by 2030. Addressing the social and economic burden posed by these conditions requires a whole-of-a-government and a-whole-of-a-society approach in order to develop national country responses that integrate population-wide preventative measures, combined with health services able to detect early and manage NCDs and their related risk factors, by prioritizing and integrating the most cost-effective interventions, known as the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended ‘best buys’.
