diabetes dictating policy: an editorial commemorating world health day 2016

نویسندگان

amirhossein takian

department of global health and public policy, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran sara kazempour-ardebili

diabetes research center, endocrinology and metabolism research institute, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

چکیده

the 21st century is an era of great challenge for humankind; we are combating terrorism, climate change, poverty, human rights issues and last but not least non-communicable diseases (ncds). the burden of the latter has become so large that it is being recognized by world leaders globally as an area that it is in need of much greater attention. in light of this concern, the world health organization (who) dedicated this year’s world health day (held on april 7, 2016) to raising international awareness on diabetes, the fastest growing ncd in the world. this editorial is an account of the macro politics in place for fighting diabetes, both internationally and nationally.

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international journal of health policy and management

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