A qualitative study of governance of evolving response to non-communicable diseases in low-and middle- income countries: current status, risks and options

Table 1 NCD-specific national governance structures in selected countries in WPR, 2010

Country	Location of NCD unit¹	Total staffing²(2010)	Year of creation²	Reported role and responsibilities²
Cambodia	Department of Preventive Medicine	4 full time, 2 part-time	1998	Planning, coordination of implementation, policy development, Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Fiji	NCD advisor under Director, Public health	2	2004	Policy development, planning, M&E, implementation
Malaysia	Separate section in overall disease control division	11	1996	Planning, coordination of implementation, M&E
Mongolia	Officer-in-Charge of NCD prevention policy implementation and coordination in the Department of Public Health Policy Implementation and Coordination in MOH	4	1997	Planning, coordination of implementation, M&E
Philippines	Degenerative disease division of National Center for Disease control and Prevention	13	1998	Policy development, coordination of implementation, M&E.

Source: ¹ qualitative review; ² data from WHO Key-informant global survey (2010).

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