The case for investing in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: an economic evaluation

• Yahya Al-Farsi,
• Alexey Kulikov,
• Dudley Tarlton,
• Nicholas Banatvala,
• Khalifa Elmusharaf,
• Slim Slama,
• Daniel Grafton,
• Johanna S Jung,
• Emily Roberts,
• Ameera Ali Al Nooh,
• Buthaina Bin Belaila,
• Amin ElShamy,
• Hamoud Al-Zuabi,
• Kholood Ateeq Al Mutawa,
• Shadha Alraisi,
• Najla Al Lawat,
• Ali Gharbal,
• Shaker Alomary,
• Nasim Pourghazian

Affiliations

Yahya Al-Farsi

3 Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Alexey Kulikov

United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

Dudley Tarlton

Health and Development, United Nations Development Programme, Geneva, Switzerland

Nicholas Banatvala

medical adviser

Khalifa Elmusharaf

School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Slim Slama

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Daniel Grafton

Health and Development, United Nations Development Programme, Istanbul, Turkey

Johanna S Jung

Health and Development, United Nations Development Programme, New York, New York, USA

Emily Roberts

Health and Development, United Nations Development Programme, New York, New York, USA

Ameera Ali Al Nooh

Ministry of Health Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain

Buthaina Bin Belaila

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health & Prevention, Dubai, UAE

Amin ElShamy

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health & Prevention, Dubai, UAE

Hamoud Al-Zuabi

Kuwait Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kholood Ateeq Al Mutawa

Ministry of Public Health Qatar, Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar

Shadha Alraisi

Government of Oman Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman

Najla Al Lawat

Government of Oman Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman

Ali Gharbal

Government of Oman Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman

Shaker Alomary

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nasim Pourghazian

NCDs and Mental Health, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt