Abstract
In order to respond to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, the World Health Organization developed the global action plan (GAP), which included nine targets and 25 indicators to monitor the targets. Owing to space constraints, the article reviewed the status of 17 indicators for seven targets out of nine targets in the GAP in Korea. Most of these 17 indicators required additional analysis with existing national data to evaluate the status in Korea. Based on the result from evaluating indicators, the current NCD policy strategy and resources in Korea seemed unlikely to reach the GAP goals, unless innovative policy changes was planned to reduce NCD risk factors particularly focusing on smoking, excessive drinking, and insufficient physical activity.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the global action plan (GAP) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for 65% of global deaths annually
The monitoring would provide the assessment of NCDs trends between nations over time, which could lay a foundation for policy development and execution, and help increase political responsibility
This review focused on sources of data in Korea for the 17 indicators related to NCDs mortality, morbidity and risk factors and highlighted the trend of each indicator
Summary
In order to respond to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, the World Health Organization developed the global action plan (GAP), which included nine targets and 25 indicators to monitor the targets. The article reviewed the status of 17 indicators for seven targets out of nine targets in the GAP in Korea. Most of these 17 indicators required additional analysis with existing national data to evaluate the status in Korea. Based on the result from evaluating indicators, the current NCD policy strategy and resources in Korea seemed unlikely to reach the GAP goals, unless innovative policy changes was planned to reduce NCD risk factors focusing on smoking, excessive drinking, and insufficient physical activity
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