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Proactive agenda setting in creation and approval of national action plan for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Iran: The use of multiple streams model

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Abstract

Objectives

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the largest and fastest growing threat to human health. Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) established the Iranian Non-Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC) in 2015 to tackle the high burden of NCDs. In line with the WHO’s Global Action Plan, the INCDC developed “The National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs” and the related risk factors in Iran, 2015–2025”, which was then revised to cover until 2030.

Methods

In this policy synthesis study, we conducted a content analysis of upstream and other policy documents related to NCDs and relevant risk factors in Iran.

Results

We used multiple streams model to illustrate the proactive approach that led to development of the national action plan.

Conclusions

While countries are accelerating their efforts to reach SDG 3.4, Iran’s pathway, as a WHO fast track country, will help, we envisage, other countries to scale up their active efforts to move steps forward to tackle the ever- highest burden of NCDs in their own settings.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the Head, Secretariat, and members of INCDC for their invaluable contribution to preparation, approval and implementation of national action plan for prevention and control of NCDs in Iran.

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  1. Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Amerzadeh

  2. Department of Public Health, School of Nursery, Maragheh, University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran

    Sedigheh Salavati

  3. Department of Global Health & Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Amirhossein Takian

  4. Department of Management and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Amirhossein Takian

  5. Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Amirhossein Takian

  6. Iranian Non Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

    Amirhossein Takian, Saeid Namaki, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Ali Delpisheh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Maryam Hazrati, Ghasem Janbabaei, Reza Malekzadeh, Niloofar Peykari, Alireza Raeisi, Mohammad-Reza Shanesaz, Seyyed Kamel Taghavinejad & Bagher Larijani

  7. International Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Asadi-Lari

  8. Supreme Council for Health and Food Security, INCDC, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Delpisheh

  9. Non Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Farshad Farzadfar

  10. Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mostafa Ghanei

  11. Medical Education, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Akbar Haghdoost

  12. Shahid Behesht University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Haji-Aghajani

  13. Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ramin Heshmat

  14. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Hamidreza Jamshidi

  15. Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Afshin Ostovar

  16. Food and Drug Organization, INCDC, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad-Reza Shanesaz

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Amerzadeh, M., Salavati, S., Takian, A. et al. Proactive agenda setting in creation and approval of national action plan for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Iran: The use of multiple streams model. J Diabetes Metab Disord (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-020-00591-4

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