TAILIEUCHUNG - From Burden to “Best Buys”: Reducing the Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Starting in the 1980s, Nobel economist Milton Friedman played an important role, along with many other economists and public pol- icy experts, in the development of an index of economic freedom that would allow researchers to be able to measure the degree to which a country had a free market economy. Those efforts culminated in the Fraser Institute’s publication in 1996 of the first edition of Economic Freedom of the World. There have been 14 more editions published since then in what is now an annual series. Large volumes of research have illustrated a positive relationship between economic freedom at the national level and economic growth. One of the. | World Health 2 Organization WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE STATE OF THE WORLD From Burden to Best Buys Reducing the Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries The content of this report stems from the work published in two separate reports one led by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health and the other developed by the World Health Organization The Global Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases -prepared by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health 2011 . Available through http EconomicsOfNCD Scaling up action against noncommunicable diseases How much will it cost - prepared by the World Health Organization 2011 . Available through http nmh publications This report with the overview from these two recent papers does not represent an official position of the World Health Organization the World Economic Forum or the Harvard School of Public Health. It is a tool to explore the views of interested parties on the subject matter. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this overview and they do not necessarily represent the decisions policy or views of the World Health Organization the World Economic Forum or the Harvard School of Public Health. References to international partners are suggestions only and do not constitute or imply any endorsement whatsoever of this overview. World Economic Forum 91-93 route de la Capite CH-1223 Cologny Geneva Switzerland Tel. 41 0 22 869 1212 Fax 41 0 22 786 2744 E-mail contact@ World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland Telephone 41 22 791 21 11 Facsimile fax 41 22 791 31 11 Email publications@ 2011 World Economic Forum All rights reserved. This material may be copied photocopied duplicated and shared provided that it is clearly attributed to the World Economic Forum. This material may not be used for .

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