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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Glob Heart. 2014 Dec;9(4):431–443. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.11.003

Table 4. WHO health system “best buys” for countering NCD.

Counseling and multidrug therapy, including glycemic control for diabetes for people >30 years of age with 10-year risk of 20% for cardiovascular events
Aspirin therapy for acute myocardial infection
Screening for cervical cancer beginning at age 40 years, with removal of any cancerous lesions
Biennial mammography for women 50–70 years of age
Early detection of colorectal and oral cancer
Treatment of persistent asthma with inhaled corticosteroids and β2 agonists

NCD, noncommunicable disease; WHO, World Health Organization.