Public health priorities for the Gulf states.
Int J Health Plann Manage
; 39(5): 1603-1611, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-38454533
ABSTRACT
The newly established Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Gulf CDC) has to identify priorities to tackle in the first 2 years of operation. A rapid situational assessment involving a selected sample of national stakeholders, an objective study of the strengths and gaps in the national public health programmes and a study estimating the burden of the main disease/risk factors were carried out. The findings of an objective ranking survey, followed by consensus discussion in an in-person meeting for senior Gulf states' experts, were combined with the evidence available from the previous three studies to result in a short list of the most pressing priority topics for the Gulf CDC to tackle. Both communicable (lead priorities antimicrobial resistance and immunisation) and non-communicable diseases (leads cardiovascular disease, then cancer, diabetes, and mental health) are the consensus priorities. Also, the risks associated with non-communicable diseases (high BMI, blood sugar, high blood pressure) and unhealthy lifestyle (poor diet, low physical activity and tobacco use) were also highlighted as top priorities to tackle.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prioridades em Saúde
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Health Plann Manage
Assunto da revista:
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Arábia Saudita