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The private sector, international development and NCDs

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ID19533799
AuthorsChristine Hancock (Health and Safety Executive), Lise Kingo (Novo Nordisk (Denmark)), Olivier Raynaud (0000-0002-9768-5477, World Economic Forum)
Year2011
Volume7
Issue1
Pages23
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalization and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1744-8603-7-23
PMID21798001
PMCIDPMC3163183
OpenAlexW2058447151
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited8

This article addresses an area that has been largely underserved by the development community, and one in which there is a particularly good opportunity for the private sector to take a lead in making a difference to employees, customers and local communities: chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It highlights the extent of the epidemic of NCDs in developing countries, sets out the 'business case' for the private sector to act on NCDs, and gives examples of initiatives by business to ensure that the healthy choice really is an easier choice for employees, consumers and local communities. It makes the case that, to be genuinely sustainable, businesses should be addressing health as a core part of what they do and, by working in partnership - as called for by the Millennium Development Goals - they can make a real difference and become part of the solution. Identifying ways in which this can be done should form a key part both of planning for, and action after, the UN High-level Meeting on NCDs, to be held in September 2011

Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · General partnership · Millennium Development Goals · Political science · Private sector · Public relations · Sustainable development · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Finance

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Citations per year1,17
Citation span2014 - 2025 (12)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14
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