International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Advancing Technical, Research, and Political Engagement in the Prevention of Non-communicable Disease: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Articles in Press

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Alastair Ager
Karin Diaconu
Sophie Witter
Institute for Global Health & Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
Keywords
Non-communicable Disease
Political Economy
Commercial Determinants of Health
Complexity

We are pleased to respond to the wide-ranging commentaries stimulated by publication of our complexity systematic review: “Barriers and Opportunities for WHO ‘Best Buys’ Non-Communicable Disease Policy Adoption and Implementation From a Political Economy Perspective.”1 ...(Read more...)

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2.     Ager A, Witter S, Diaconu K, Wurie H, Samai M, Saleh S. Understanding and addressing mental health needs and non-communicable disease in situations of fragility: RUHF research programme synopsis. Global Health Res. 2026;2(2):1-20. doi:10.3310/OPNB9191
3.     Ager A, Saleh S, Wurie H, Witter S. Health systems research in fragile settings. Bull World Health Organ. 2019;97(6):378-378A. doi:10.2471/BLT.19.233965
4.     Luyckx VA, Lou-Meda R. Towards implementation of equitable and effective non-communicable disease policies: Comment on "Barriers and opportunities for WHO 'best buys' non-communicable disease policy adoption and implementation from a political economy perspective: a complexity systematic review.”  Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:9064. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9064
5.     Hebbar PB, Bhojani UM, Srinivas PN. Finding the right balance: challenges in optimising the promise of complexity research for NCD best-buys implementation and adoption: Comment on "Barriers and opportunities for WHO 'best buys' non-communicable disease policy adoption and implementation from a political economy perspective: a complexity systematic review.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:9040. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9040
6.     Elliott LM, Topp SM. No time like the present: centring politics in the global NCD policy agenda: Comment on "Barriers and opportunities for WHO 'best buys' non-communicable disease policy adoption and implementation from a political economy perspective: a complexity systematic review.”  Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:9145. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9145
7.     Abdool Karim S, Faure M. Future best buys can and should do more: Comment on "Barriers and opportunities for WHO 'best buys' non-communicable disease policy adoption and implementation from a political economy perspective: a complexity systematic review.”   Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:9047. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9047
8.     Jailobaeva K, Falconer J, Loffreda G, Arakelyan S, Witter S, Ager A. An analysis of policy and funding priorities of global actors regarding noncommunicable disease in low- and middle-income countries. Global Health. 2021;17(1):68. doi:10.1186/s12992-021-00713-4
9.     Hunter DJ. Acting on the evidence: the challenges facing policy and practice: Comment on "Barriers and opportunities for WHO 'best buys' non-communicable disease policy adoption and implementation from a political economy perspective: a complexity systematic review.”  Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:9022. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9022
International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 11 October 2026

  • Received Date 12 September 2026
  • Revised Date 19 September 2026
  • Accepted Date 22 September 2026
  • First Published Date 11 October 2026
  • Published Date 11 October 2026