Non-communicable diseases control in China and Japan

China and Japan share numerous similarities other than their geographical proximity. Facing the great challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), China and Japan have developed different preventive strategies and systems. While Japan has made great progress in primary prevention of NCDs through...

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Published inGlobalization and health Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 91
Main Authors Wu, Fei, Narimatsu, Hiroto, Li, Xiaoqiang, Nakamura, Sho, Sho, Ri, Zhao, Genming, Nakata, Yoshinori, Xu, Wanghong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 20.12.2017
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Analysis
China - epidemiology
Communicable diseases
Comparison
Control
Cost of Illness
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Non-communicable diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases - epidemiology
Noncommunicable Diseases - prevention & control
Prevention
Preventive strategies
Review
Type 2 diabetes
Preventive strategies
Comparison
Non-communicable diseases
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Summary:China and Japan share numerous similarities other than their geographical proximity. Facing the great challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), China and Japan have developed different preventive strategies and systems. While Japan has made great progress in primary prevention of NCDs through strong legislation, the 'Specific Health Check and Guidance System' and a unique licensed health professional system, China is attempting to catch up by changing its strategies in NCDs control. In this manuscript, we compared disease burden of NCDs, health care systems and preventive strategies against NCDs between China and Japan. In this light, we summarized the points that the two countries can learn from each other, and proposed recommendations for the two countries in NCDs control.
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ISSN:1744-8603
1744-8603
DOI:10.1186/s12992-017-0315-8