Review of: "Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention Policies and Their Implementation in Africa: A Systematic Review"

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The escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) burden globally, including in Africa, led to the adoption by heads of state and government of the United Nations political declaration on the prevention and control of NCDs in 2011 (resolution A/RES/66/2) (1). To follow on the commitments made in the United Nations declaration, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020 was developed and cost effective NCD 'best-buy' policies adopted (2, 3). The latter was endorsed by all WHO member states in 2013, and in 2015, in a rare focus on health, United Nations members unanimously agreed to reduce premature NCD mortality by a third by 2030, in accordance with achieving Sustainable Development Goals NCDs inflict far reaching socioeconomic and public health consequences with substantial negative effects on sustainable development and exacerbate poverty (5). The raising of international awareness by the United Nations on the magnitude, and socioeconomic and developmental impacts of NCDs signified a pivotal shift in the battle against NCDs. This global focus on NCDs and the concerted efforts by the WHO to encourage member states to address this growing burden likely motivated the review conducted by Kassa and Grace (6). In their review, "Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention Policies and Their Implementation in Africa: A Systematic Review", the authors aimed to examine existing NCD policy practices, policy equity and gaps in policy implementation for NCD prevention in Africa. A small body of literature of 21 studies in the English language was identified; studies in other languages such as French, which is spoken widely in Africa, and unpublished literature were excluded, with this acknowledged as a limitation of this review. The search strategy also excluded an evaluation of African NCD policy documents per se, a key source of information, which is

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