monitoring and evidence base to according to the costs in expertise, and identify both evaluation as the ensure scarce key drivers of NCD monitoring and willingness of winners and foundation for resources devoted risk and evaluating. Net management to losers. Likely to making best use to NCDs are not prevalence in the savings where make use of the attract strong of scarce wasted. country. good monitoring findings. support, at least resources and evaluation in principle, from identifies scope development for partners. improvements. Ministries of Work Unhealthy food Improved Small additional Technically Initial resistance Labour and constructively – products are labelling; reduced costs for feasible. Requires by food Industry (and the but firmly - with important driver salt and sugar; etc Government; skilled negotiating manufacturers. Public Service food and drink of NCDs especially additional costs and alliance Need to ensure Commission) manufacturers, in high risk for manufacturers building by negotiations with and retailers, and groups. as they transition Government. industry are Ministries of across to transparent: Health, to reduce improved avoiding behind the production labelling, reduced the scenes and sale of salt etc. lobbying and unhealthy ‘deals’ products. Work in an even – Expand public Increased Some capital Feasibility is handed way to access to healthy production – and investment costs difficult and promote the foods. consumption – of required (eg complex. Will production and healthy food refrigerated require a marketing of products in public warehousing at combination of alternative markets etc, local public several factors:
monitoring and evaluation as the foundation for making best use of scarce resources evidence base to ensure scarce resources devoted to NCDs are not wasted. according to the key drivers of NCD risk and prevalence in the country. costs in monitoring and evaluating. Net savings where good monitoring and evaluation identifies scope for improvements. expertise, and willingness of management to make use of the findings. identify both winners and losers. Likely to attract strong support, at least in principle, from development partners. Ministries of Labour and Industry (and the Public Service Commission) Work constructively – but firmly - with food and drink manufacturers, and retailers, and Ministries of Health, to reduce the production and sale of unhealthy products. Work in an even – handed way to promote the production and marketing of alternative Unhealthy food products are important driver of NCDs especially in high risk groups. Expand public access to healthy foods. Improved labelling; reduced salt and sugar; etc Increased production – and consumption – of healthy food products in public markets etc, Small additional costs for Government; additional costs for manufacturers as they transition across to improved labelling, reduced salt etc. Some capital investment costs required (eg refrigerated warehousing at local public Technically feasible. Requires skilled negotiating and alliance building by Government. Feasibility is difficult and complex. Will require a combination of several factors: Initial resistance by food manufacturers. Need to ensure negotiations with industry are transparent: avoiding behind the scenes lobbying and ‘deals’
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