The private sector, international development and NCDs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19533799
AutoresChristine Hancock (Health and Safety Executive), Lise Kingo (Novo Nordisk (Denmark)), Olivier Raynaud (0000-0002-9768-5477, World Economic Forum)
Año2011
Volumen7
Número1
Páginas23
Fecha de publicación2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobalization and Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1744-8603-7-23
PMID21798001
PMCIDPMC3163183
OpenAlexW2058447151
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas8

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