The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases and Its Implications for Sustainable Development Goals Across Regions in Ethiopia.

Conclusion: This study showed a high burden and relatively stable trend of NCD-caused mortality and disability in Ethiopia. The epidemiological transition was not uniform across the regions. Current NCD strategies fail to address high-incidence NCDs that overburden the health care system while designed to address killer NCD types and their risk factors. Strategies and interventions could target modifiable risk factors such as high systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, air pollution, and high fasting plasma glucose, which contribute almost half of NCD mortality and disability. This study suggests the need to develop proclamations and strategies on risk factors, such as reducing sodium, fat, and sugar use to prevent and control non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia. This result may also call for tailored and innovative public health interventions across highly NCD-prevalent regions to progress on reducing NCD deaths by one-third at the end of 2030. . [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-2)]Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, Non-communicable diseases, Global Burden of Diseases, Ethiopia

Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Merga Dheresa, Sebsibe Tadesse, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Getachew Tollera, Shikur Mohammed, Yenework Acham, Ally Walker, Asnake Worku, Bedilu Abebe, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research