Suggestions on strengthening of noncommunicable diseases risk factors surveillance management in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

Noncommunicable diseases pose the greatest burden on the social and health systems of the countries affecting the sustainable development. Behavioural risk factors are the main responsible for this burden. Applying preventive and control measure governments are committed to fight the epidemics. A comprehensive and reliable surveillance system should be in place to monitor the progress and to provide timely information for an evidence-based decision-making. Suggestions and recommendations for a national risk factors surveillance system are proposed based on international and national experience, national public health system institutional structure and public health policy analysing.