From (re-)framing NCDs to shaping public health policies on NCDs and communicable diseases

Catherine Cavalin (1) , Alain Lescoat (2)

1 CEE - Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée (Sciences Po, CNRS)
2 Irset - Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail

A senior adviser to the Global Fund taught Richard Horton (July 22, p 346)1 some lessons that were drawn from the struggle against three communicable diseases—tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS—that keep scourging global health. To raise funds to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), one should “translate [one’s] evidence into clear and simple political (not technical) messages”, “articulate why [one] need[s] money—what exactly will [one] spend it on and what will be the results of that investment”, “break down [one’s] broad global demands into tangible country-specific needs”, and “connect [one’s] case to the big political picture—give it meaning”.

Mots clés: Maladies chroniques; Inégalités socio-environnementales​; Politiques sanitaires; Objectifs de développement durable; Maladies chroniques

Domaines: Sociologie; Etudes de l'environnement; Santé

Catherine Cavalin, Alain Lescoat. From (re-)framing NCDs to shaping public health policies on NCDs and communicable diseases. The Lancet, 2017, 390 (10105), pp.1830-1831. ⟨10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32419-4⟩. ⟨hal-02184164⟩