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Policy Implications for Diabetes Prevention and Control: An Experience From Iran Publisher



Peykari N1 ; Ghaemi F2 ; Nasli E3 ; Hazaveh ARM4 ; Yousefi E4 ; Monji H3 ; Shadnoush M2 ; Farzadfar F3 ; Larijani B5, 6, 7
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  1. 1. Deputy for Education, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Deputy for Currative Affaire, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Deputy for Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. The Iranian Non-communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC), Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2022


Abstract

Background: Diabetes and its complications threaten the life of communities at global, national, and sub-national levels. Following the United Nations' call to action and develop a global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs by The World Health Organization (WHO), all countries have a commitment to halt the rise in diabetes prevalence across the world. But the different situations of disease and risk factors, different priorities, and the context of the health care systems moved the countries to develop adapted targets and action plans. On the same ground, Iran established a national authority construction as the Diabetes Sub-committee which is part of the Iranian Non-Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC) and incorporated a multi-sectoral mechanism to develop the national service framework for diabetes. Accordingly, this paper is aiming at sharing Iran’s experience regarding the policy implications for diabetes prevention and control. Exchange this experience could be beneficiary to other countries to lead a systematic action to prevent disability and mortality due to diabetes © Iran University of Medical Sciences
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