Key Messages from DCP3, Volume 5: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders
2018
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume five of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), published by the World Bank, entitled “Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders.” The volume explores the disease burden of cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders (CVRDs), which account for more than half of global adult deaths, mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The authors note that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to reduce CVRD-related premature mortality by a third by 2030 will be challenging for many LMICs and conducted systematic literature reviews of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to identify priority interventions. They present a costed “essential package” of interventions to reduce risk of and manage CVRDs, which includes tobacco taxation, a ban on trans fats, compulsory reduction of salt in manufactured foods, the establishment of locally endorsed primary health service guidelines, and guaranteed availability of essential medicines.
Key Messages from DCP3, Volume 5: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders
Source:
Prabhakaran D, Prabhakaran D, Anand S, Watkins D, Gaziano T et al. Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders: Key Messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition. The Lancet 2018; 391 (10126):1224–1236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32471-6