Process, Rationale, and Interventions of Pakistan's National Action Plan on Chronic Diseases

• Main Authors: Sania Nishtar, PhD, FRCP (Author), Khalif Mohamud Bile, PhD (Author), Ashfaq Ahmed, MBBS (Author), Azhar M.A. Faruqui, FRCP (Author), Zafar Mirza, MPH (Author), Samad Shera, FRCP (Author), Abdul Ghaffar, PhD (Author), Fareed A. Minhas, FRCP (Author), Aslam Khan, FRCP, MRCP (Author), Naeem A. Jaffery, FRCP (Author), Majid Rajput, MPH, FCPS (Author), Yasir A. Mirza, MSc (Author), Mohammad Aslam, MSc, FCPS (Author), Ejaz Rahim, MA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Most developing countries do not comprehensively address chronic diseases as part of their health agendas because of lack of resources, limited capacity within the health system, and the threat that the institution of national-level programs will weaken local health systems and compete with other he...