Non-Communicable Diseases in Jamaica : Moving from Prescription to Prevention
Reducing the burden of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica is a national policy. The Government of Jamaica has recognized the importance of preventing and controlling NCDs and created the National Health Fund (NHF) to reduce the cost of tre...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15344169/non-communicable-diseases-jamaica-moving-prescription-prevention http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10078 |
| Summary: | Reducing the burden of Non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica is a national policy. The
Government of Jamaica has recognized the importance of
preventing and controlling NCDs and created the National
Health Fund (NHF) to reduce the cost of treating them by
providing free or subsidized medicines to patients with NCD
conditions and finance some prevention programs. The World
Bank undertook a study to learn from Jamaica's
experience in tackling major NCDs and related risk factors,
provide policy options for Jamaica to improve the NCD
Program, and share with other Caribbean countries lessons
learned from this experience. The study answered three
questions: (i) whether Jamaica's NHF and its drug
subsidy Program have reduced out of pocket spending on NCD
treatment; (ii) whether access to treatment of NCDs has
improved in the country; and (iii) what is the economic
burden on patients with NCDs and their families. |
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