title: Embedding non-communicable diseases in the post-2015 development agenda.
abstract: The post-2015 development agenda will build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in which health is a core component. This agenda will focus on human development, incorporate the components of the Millennium Declaration, and will be made sustainable by support from the social, economic, and environmental domains of activity, represented graphically as the strands of a triple helix. The approaches to prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been elaborated in the political declaration of the UN high-level meeting on NCDs and governments have adopted a goal of 25% reduction in relative mortality from NCDs by 2025 (the 25 by 25 goal), but a strong movement is needed based on the evidence already available, enhanced by effective partnerships, and with political support to ensure that NCDs are embedded in the post-2015 human development agenda. NCDs should be embedded in the post-2015 development agenda, since they are leading causes of death and disability, have a negative effect on health, and, through their effect on the societal, economic, and the environmental domains, impair the sustainability of development. Some drivers of unsustainable development, such as the transport, food and agriculture, and energy sectors, also increase the risk of NCDs.
authors: Pan American Health Organization, Washington DC 20037, USA. alleyned@paho.org
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Alleyne
authors: Agnes
authors: A
authors: Binagwaho
authors: Andy
authors: A
authors: Haines
authors: Selim
authors: S
authors: Jahan
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Nugent
authors: Ariella
authors: A
authors: Rojhani
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Stuckler
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011057:Politics; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014480:United Nations / Q000458:organization & administration