World Heart Federation
ECOSOC/UNESCWA/WHO WESTERN ASIA MINISTERIAL MEETING, DOHA, QATAR
11 May 2009World Heart Federation7 rue des Battoirs 1211 Geneva 4Switzerlandwww.worldheart.org
Professor Shahryar Sheikh
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NCD burden of disease and investment: the Great Disconnect
International health NGOs as active stakeholders
Examples
Call to action
NCD burden of disease and investment: The Great Disconnect
Source: WHO Global Burden of Disease Report Update 2004, Geneva 2008
Global Burden of Disease: chronic NCDs cause over 50% of death worldwide
Yet current investment in chronic NCDs is very
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For the 2008-2009 biennum, the WHO will allocate almost US$ 900 million to communicable disease whereas the budget allocated to non-communicable disease barely reaches US$ 160 million
The Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria total pledges paid to date: USD 11.8 billion
Half of the US$ 1.8 billion allocated to health programmes by USAID in 2003 were for HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases. Another 45% were for maternal health, child survival and population control.
Specific example of tobacco control: under-funded compared with other leading causes of death
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International health NGOs as active stakeholders
The Mission Statement
The World Heart Federation helps people achieve
a longer and better life through prevention
and control of heart disease and stroke,
with a focus on low- and middle-
income countries
The MembershipThe World Heart Federation has a membership of
195 organizations from all over the world. It brings
together the societies of cardiology as well as the
heart health charities.
The World Heart Federation
Leveraging international NGOs strengths
Members
Networks
Healthcare Professionals
Patient groups
Grassroots presenceand activities
Examples
Example of international partners initiatives (1)
International campaigns :
Go Red for Women, campaign created by the American Heart Association, who gave the rights to the World Heart Federation to roll out globally.
The campaign is now being carried out in over 40 countries
Example of international partners initiatives (2)
Guidelines on prevention and control
The World Heart Federation has called on countries to formulate national and regional guidelines for the prevention & control of cardiovascular disease
Tobacco Control: Youth Advocacy
Example of international partners initiatives (3)
Fostering of youth involvement in tobacco control around the world.
Youth empowerment as well as exposure of tobacco industry tactics is effective for youth not smoking and becoming agents of change
Example of multistakeholder approach at a national level
Pakistan: National Action Plan for NCDs – Public-Private Partnership spearheaded by an NGO
Call to Action
« We cannot afford to say, «we must tackle other diseases first – HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis – then we deal with chronic diseases». If we wait even 10 years, we will find that the problem is even larger and more expensive to address ». Former President Obasanjo of Nigeria
Greater attention to NCDs in low- and middle-income countries and greater understanding of their impact on poverty
Greater investment in prevention and control of NCDs in low- and middle-income countries
Inclusion of NCDs in the Millennium Development Goals
Break down the vertical approach to health systems
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