Governments are requesting the assistance of the United Nations to quantify the national-level costs of treating NCDs, the costs of NCD burdens on the economy, the costs of interventions to prevent and control NCDs, and the return on investment (ROI) of those interventions. Heads of State and Government or their representatives have committed to develop national NCD investment cases in the 2018 ‘Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs’. The Task Force’s investment case work is led by the WHO-UNDP NCD2030 Programme.

There are two components to an NCD investment case – an economic component and an institutional and context analysis (ICA). The two guidance notes below focuses on how to undertake the economic component of NCD investment cases but also provide guidance on undertaking the ICA. Economists working on an NCD investment case within the context of NCD2030 are expected to be familiar with the WHO OneHealth Tool.

Other Publications Of Interest

1. Using economic evidence to support policy decisions to fund interventions for non-communicable diseases

2. Cross-country analysis of national mental health investment case studies in sub-Saharan Africa and Central, South and South-East Asia

3. The case for investing in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: an economic evaluation

4. The case for investment in tobacco control: lessons from four countries in the Americas

5. The investment case as a mechanism for addressing the NCD burden: Evaluating the NCD institutional context in Jamaica, and the return on investment of select interventions 

See Our Videos

In 2023, a 2-day workshop was held for UN and other partners working on investment cases. A series of updates was given and each followed with a short discussion. Videos are available on the Task Force YouTube Channel and through the links below.

Update on OneHealth Tool Stenberg, K Fifth UN Investment Case Meeting 25 Jan 2023

Access to Medicine investment cases

Air pollution investment cases

Alcohol (SAFER) investment cases

Assistive technologies investment cases

Co-morbidities investment cases

Digital health investment cases

Health investment cases

Health tax revenue studies

Mental health investment cases (1)

Mental health investment cases (2)

Neglected tropical disease investment cases

Non-communicable disease investment cases

Nutrition investment cases

Primary health care investment cases

Road safety investment cases

RTI: Overview of investment case work