Economics of non-communicable diseases in India
Updated: Nov 05, 2014 03:41:36pm
However, these losses are not inevitable; options exist for actions that policy-makers and businesses can take today to significantly reduce these costs.
Developed by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health, the “Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases in India” provides new data on the costs of NCDs in India, the views of business leaders on the impact of NCDs and estimations of the ROI of specific India-based interventions.
The report aims to reorient dialogue about investing in healthy living and NCD prevention in India, with the view that a healthy population is an important factor for sustainable growth.
Read Executive Summary of the Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases in India:
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_EconomicNonCommunicableDiseasesIndia_ExecutiveSummary_2014.pdf