The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence

In developing countries, the noncommunicable disease (NCD) and risk factor burdens are shifting toward the poor. Treating chronic diseases can be expensive. In developing countries where generally much health care costs are borne by patients themselves, for those who live in poverty or recently esca...

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Main Authors:	Engelgau, Michael, Rosenhouse, Sandra, El-Saharty, Sameh, Mahal, Ajay
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:	Noncommunicable diseases economic effects NCD
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13320

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spelling	okr-10986-133202021-04-23T14:03:07Z The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence Engelgau, Michael Rosenhouse, Sandra El-Saharty, Sameh Mahal, Ajay Noncommunicable diseases economic effects NCD In developing countries, the noncommunicable disease (NCD) and risk factor burdens are shifting toward the poor. Treating chronic diseases can be expensive. In developing countries where generally much health care costs are borne by patients themselves, for those who live in poverty or recently escaped severe poverty, when faced with large, lifelong out-of-pocket expenses, impoverishment persists or can reoccur. These patterns have implications for national economic growth and poverty-reduction efforts. NCDs can change spending patterns dramatically and result in significantly reducing non–medical-related spending on food and education. In India, about 40% of household expenditures for treating NCDs are financed by households with distress patterns (borrowing and sales of assets). NCD short- and long-term disability can lead to a decrease in working-age population participation in the labor force and reduce productivity and, in turn, reduce per capita gross domestic product growth. To fully capitalize on the demographic dividend (i.e., aging of the population resulting in less dependent children, not yet more dependent elderly, and greater national productivity), healthy aging is necessary, which, in turn, requires effectively tackling NCDs. Last, from an equity standpoint, the economic effect of NCDs, evident at the household level and at the country level, will disproportionately affect the poor and vulnerable populations in the developing world. 2013-05-07T18:16:59Z 2013-05-07T18:16:59Z 2011-09-14 Journal Article Journal of Health Communication 1081-0730 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13320 en_US Journal of Health Communication;16(Suppl 2) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Journal Article
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spellingShingle	Noncommunicable diseases economic effects NCD Engelgau, Michael Rosenhouse, Sandra El-Saharty, Sameh Mahal, Ajay The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
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description	In developing countries, the noncommunicable disease (NCD) and risk factor burdens are shifting toward the poor. Treating chronic diseases can be expensive. In developing countries where generally much health care costs are borne by patients themselves, for those who live in poverty or recently escaped severe poverty, when faced with large, lifelong out-of-pocket expenses, impoverishment persists or can reoccur. These patterns have implications for national economic growth and poverty-reduction efforts. NCDs can change spending patterns dramatically and result in significantly reducing non–medical-related spending on food and education. In India, about 40% of household expenditures for treating NCDs are financed by households with distress patterns (borrowing and sales of assets). NCD short- and long-term disability can lead to a decrease in working-age population participation in the labor force and reduce productivity and, in turn, reduce per capita gross domestic product growth. To fully capitalize on the demographic dividend (i.e., aging of the population resulting in less dependent children, not yet more dependent elderly, and greater national productivity), healthy aging is necessary, which, in turn, requires effectively tackling NCDs. Last, from an equity standpoint, the economic effect of NCDs, evident at the household level and at the country level, will disproportionately affect the poor and vulnerable populations in the developing world.
format	Journal Article
author	Engelgau, Michael Rosenhouse, Sandra El-Saharty, Sameh Mahal, Ajay
author_facet	Engelgau, Michael Rosenhouse, Sandra El-Saharty, Sameh Mahal, Ajay
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title	The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
title_short	The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
title_full	The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
title_fullStr	The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
title_full_unstemmed	The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence
title_sort	economic impact on households and nations of ncds : a review of existing evidence
publisher	Taylor and Francis
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The Economic Impact on Households and Nations of NCDs : A Review of Existing Evidence

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