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non-communicable diseases, and efficient procurement and distribution of
medicines in countries; and strengthen viable financing options and promote the use
of affordable medicines, including generics, as well as improved access to
preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services, particularly at the
community level;
(m) According to country-led prioritization, ensure the scaling-up of
effective, evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that demonstrate the
potential to treat individuals with non-communicable diseases, protect those at high
risk of developing them and reduce risk across populations;
(n) Recognize the importance of universal coverage in national health
systems, especially through primary health care and social protection mechanisms,
to provide access to health services for all, in particular for the poorest segments of
the population;
(o) Promote the inclusion of non-communicable disease prevention and
control within sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health
programmes, especially at the primary health-care level, as well as other
programmes, as appropriate, and also integrate interventions in these areas into
non-communicable disease prevention programmes;
(p) Promote access to comprehensive and cost-effective prevention,
treatment and care for the integrated management of non-communicable diseases,
including, inter alia, increased access to affordable, safe, effective and quality
medicines and diagnostics and other technologies, including through the full use of
trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) flexibilities;
(q) Improve diagnostic services, including by increasing the capacity of and
access to laboratory and imaging services with adequate and skilled manpower to
deliver such services, and collaborate with the private sector to improve
affordability, accessibility and maintenance of diagnostic equipment and
technologies;
(r) Encourage alliances and networks that bring together national, regional
and global actors, including academic and research institutes, for the development
of new medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and technologies, learning from
experiences in the field of HIV/AIDS, among others, according to national priorities
and strategies;
(s) Strengthen health-care infrastructure, including for procurement, storage
and distribution of medicine, in particular transportation and storage networks to
facilitate efficient service delivery;
International cooperation, including collaborative partnerships
46. Strengthen international cooperation in support of national, regional and global
plans for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, inter alia,
through the exchange of best practices in the areas of health promotion, legislation,
regulation and health systems strengthening, training of health personnel,
development of appropriate health-care infrastructure and diagnostics, and by
promoting the development and dissemination of appropriate, affordable and
sustainable transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms and the production of
affordable, safe, effective and quality medicines and vaccines, while recognizing the
leading role of the World Health Organization as the primary specialized agency for
health in that regard;
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