Publication Year:
2015
City:
Durban
Country:
South Africa
Published by:
Health Systems Trust
HST General
Research Report
In June 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) South Africa Country Office reported that about two out of five deaths are related to non-communicable disease (NCD), which can be attributed to high prevalence of major risk factors: tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and high salt intake, obesity and physical inactivity.1 In an effort to combat this trend, the South African National Department of Health has developed a Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) 2013-172 that has prioritised the goal of reducing NCD morbidity, mortality and related risk factors by implementing the following three major components:
- prevention of NCDs and promotion of health and wellness at individual,
