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World Heart Federation

World Heart Federation. Professor Shahryar Sheikh. ECOSOC/UNESCWA/WHO WESTERN ASIA MINISTERIAL MEETING, DOHA, QATAR. 11 May 2009 World Heart Federation 7 rue des Battoirs 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland www.worldheart.org. Content. NCD burden of disease and investment: the Great Disconnect

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World Heart Federation

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  1. World Heart Federation Professor Shahryar Sheikh ECOSOC/UNESCWA/WHO WESTERN ASIA MINISTERIAL MEETING, DOHA, QATAR 11 May 2009 World Heart Federation 7 rue des Battoirs 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland www.worldheart.org

  2. Content • NCD burden of disease and investment: the Great Disconnect • International health NGOs as active stakeholders • Examples • Call to action

  3. NCD burden of disease and investment: The Great Disconnect

  4. Global Burden of Disease: chronic NCDs cause over 50% of death worldwide Source: WHO Global Burden of Disease Report Update 2004, Geneva 2008

  5. Yet current investment in chronic NCDs is very low… For the 2008-2009 biennum, the WHO will allocate almost US$ 900 million to communicable disease whereas the budget allocated to non-communicable disease barely reaches US$ 160 million The Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria total pledges paid to date: USD 11.8 billion Half of the US$ 1.8 billion allocated to health programmes by USAID in 2003 were for HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases. Another 45% were for maternal health, child survival and population control.

  6. Specific example of tobacco control: under-funded compared with other leading causes of death World Health Organization

  7. International health NGOs as active stakeholders

  8. The Mission Statement The World Heart Federation helps people achieve a longer and better life through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle- income countries The Membership The World Heart Federation has a membership of 195 organizations from all over the world. It brings together the societies of cardiology as well as the heart health charities. The World Heart Federation

  9. Leveraging international NGOs strengths • Members • Networks • Healthcare Professionals • Patient groups Grassroots presence and activities

  10. Examples

  11. Example of international partners initiatives (1) • International campaigns : Go Red for Women, campaign created by the American Heart Association, who gave the rights to the World Heart Federation to roll out globally. The campaign is now being carried out in over 40 countries

  12. Example of international partners initiatives (2) • Guidelines on prevention and control The World Heart Federation has called on countries to formulate national and regional guidelines for the prevention & control of cardiovascular disease

  13. Example of international partners initiatives (3) • Tobacco Control: Youth Advocacy Fostering of youth involvement in tobacco control around the world. Youth empowerment as well as exposure of tobacco industry tactics is effective for youth not smoking and becoming agents of change

  14. Example of multistakeholder approach at a national level • Pakistan: National Action Plan for NCDs – Public-Private Partnership spearheaded by an NGO

  15. Call to Action « We cannot afford to say, «we must tackle other diseases first – HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis – then we deal with chronic diseases». If we wait even 10 years, we will find that the problem is even larger and more expensive to address ». Former President Obasanjo of Nigeria  • Greater attention to NCDs in low- and middle-income countries and greater understanding of their impact on poverty • Greater investment in prevention and control of NCDs in low- and middle-income countries • Inclusion of NCDs in the Millennium Development Goals • Break down the vertical approach to health systems

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