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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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National accountability and response for noncommunicable diseases in the United Arab Emirates
Ibtihal Fadhil1, Buthaina Bin Belaila1, Hira Abdul Razzak2
1 Department of Non Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2 Statistic and Research Centre, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ibtihal Fadhil
Department of Non communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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DOI: 10.4103/jncd.jncd_55_18
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remain significant health and developmental challenge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The four main NCDs accounted for 77% of all deaths in UAE and 17% of premature deaths (30–70 years). The UAE National Agenda 2021 reflects high-level political commitment demonstrating strong leadership to address the national challenge and meet the global commitments providing a clear roadmap to guide planning, implementation, multisectoral response, and accountability for NCD Prevention and Control. This paper, therefore, aims to present the national response to NCD highlighting the strong leadership of the government at the highest level in the UAE, together with multisectoral engagements, thus establishing a national accountability framework.
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