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Author(s) Gnanapragasam S.; Aitsi-Selmi A.; Rashbrook, E.; Murray, V.

Addressing non-communicable diseases in disaster risk reduction - an issue of equity

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The issues raised by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) during and after disasters are a challenge to equity within local communities, as well as between countries. Individuals with NCDs are particularly vulnerable in disasters and their aftermath given health systems are disrupted.

Although welcome progress has been made in taking NCDs and equity into account in the UN General Assembly ratified agreement, the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction 2015–2030, there is need now for a clear plan of implementation. A clear and coordinated action plan tackling the challenges posed by NCDs before, during, and after disasters will help to mitigate the heightened burden of risks currently on lown and middle-income countries (LMICs) and among their vulnerable populations.

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 119-121. This articles is published under a Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.

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Themes Health and health facilities Inclusion
Number of pages
3 p.
Publication year
2016

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