A multi-sectoral approach to combatting non-communicable diseases: Iran’s experience

Peykari, Niloofar; Larijani, Bagher

doi:10.1007/s40200-019-00466-3

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“…Therefore we should address this situation in our national action plan for NCDs [33] and Iranian non communicable diseases committee (INCDC) policies [34] as high level multi-sectoral policy making statement by developing a national roadmap.…”

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Non-communicable Diseases and COVID-19; a double-edged sword A Special Communication from IRAN

Peykari

Eybpoosh

Safikhani

et al. 2020

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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Non-communicable Diseases and COVID-19; a double-edged sword A Special Communication from IRAN

Peykari

Eybpoosh

Safikhani

et al. 2020

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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“…In order to reach the reviewed targets, several actions have been executed for tackling NCDs nationally. Iran has established the Iranian Non-Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC) and developed NCDs national action plan in 2015 with a multi-sectoral collaboration of researchers and healthcare authorities [7,65]. Another activity was the implementation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's adaptation of WHO's Package of essential NCDs (IraPEN) interventions for primary healthcare in four main districts from 2016 until now [66,67].…”

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Non-communicable diseases’ risk factors in Iran; a review of the present status and action plans

Azadnajafabad

Mohammadi

Aminorroaya

et al. 2021

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death globally, imposing a heavy burden on the healthcare systems, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Iran is a country in the Middle-East region with an aging population and changing disease risk factors, and now is facing NCDs as the major health problem of the country. Investigating NCDs' risk factors and tackling preventable ones is the main intervention to control their heavy burden. In this review, we discussed the most critical risk factors in Iran and the implemented programs and action plans to control them. A better knowledge on current status of risk factors and plans to tackle them, could help policymakers effectively rule policies and allocate resources to curb heavy burden of NCDs in Iran.

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“…There are two major responsible entities that have the most effluence remediating these types of environmental problems. The first one is the Iranian Non-Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC) of MOHME which focuses on the prevention, control, and monitoring the 6 major groups of diseases and risk factors in Iran (Peykari and Larijani 2019). The other one is the Supreme Council for Health and Food Security (SCHFS), which focuses on inter-and intrasectorial collaboration for maintaining public health (Hsu et al 2020;Farshad et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Iranian population exposures to heavy metals, PAHs, and pesticides and their intake routes: a study protocol of a national population health survey

Soleimani

Haghshenas

Masinaei

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and the third leading cause of death in Iran. It has been proven that numerous cancer cases are caused by exposure to environmental pollutants. There is a public health concern regarding an increase in exposure to carcinogens across Iran through different sources (air, food, and water) and a lack of research to address this issue. This study aims to gather data on exposure to heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and pesticides and their intake routes during the implementation of a national population health survey. This is a cross-sectional study of environmental pollutants in Iran, with a stratified multi-stage random sampling method, which led to 660 nationally representative samples in 132 clusters in three sequential parts. The first will be questionnaires to obtain demographics, assets, food records, air quality, and food frequency. The second will be physical measurements, including anthropometric and body composition. The third will be lab assessments that measure 26 types of environmental pollutants (7 heavy metals, 16 PAHs, and 3 pesticides) in urine, inhaled air, and consumed food and water of the population under study using ICP-MS and GS-MS devices. The results of this study will inform policymakers and the general population regarding the level of threat and will provide evidence for the development of interventional and observatory plans on the reduction of exposures to these pollutants. It could also be used to develop local standards to control contaminants through the three exposure routes. This study protocol will obtain data needed for policymakers to set surveillance systems for these pollutants at the national and provincial level to address the public concerns regarding the contamination of food, air, and water.

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A multi-sectoral approach to combatting non-communicable diseases: Iran’s experience

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Non-communicable Diseases and COVID-19; a double-edged sword A Special Communication from IRAN

Non-communicable Diseases and COVID-19; a double-edged sword A Special Communication from IRAN

Non-communicable diseases’ risk factors in Iran; a review of the present status and action plans

Iranian population exposures to heavy metals, PAHs, and pesticides and their intake routes: a study protocol of a national population health survey

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