Gauden Galea and David Stuckler on quick buys for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory conditions are the leading cause of premature mortality in Europe, yet efforts to prevent and control NCDs are inadequate. Gauden Galea (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark) and David Stuckler (University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy) talk with Heather Brown (The Lancet Regional Health Europe) about their Health Policy paper introducing quick buys: 25 evidence-based cos...

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The Lancet Regional Health journals’ editors, in conversation with their authors, explore their latest open access research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.This podcast covers a broad range of topics through a regional lens, from climate change and health adaptation to surgical care capacity in the Pacific Island countries, the determinants of onset and prognosis of long COVID-19 to the opioid crisis in Mexico, and more.