1. Accelerating Progress on USAID’s
Existing Health Priorities
USAID’s Conceptual Framework on
Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDIs)
(Draft)

2. LEVERAGING USAID’S EXISTING
PLATFORMS AND INVESTMENTS
• Health systems strengthening (HSS)
• Lessons learned from PEPFAR (esp. HIV/AIDS)
• Community-based behavior change and
communications; and youth-friendly services
• Strengthening data and health information
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Global reach and contacts, experience, and
implementation platforms

3. Inter-relationships between NCDIs
and existing health priorities
HIV; TB; Malaria;
Maternal; Newborn;
Child;
Health Systems;
Tobacco; Smoke;
Hypertension; CVD; Injuries
& Trauma; Diabetes;
Alcohol abuse; Cancers;
Diet & Exercise; Mental and
Neurological; Environment

4. • Resolute support for existing health priorities
• Complementary to and not competitive with
• Disease prevention and health promotion
• Low-cost, cost-effective and evidence-based
• Value-added and easily integrated
• Multi-sectoral
• Collaboration and partnering
• Learning agenda, monitoring and evaluation
Principles for Engagement in NCDIs

5. We’d like to hear from you…
Paul Holmes
pholmes@usaid.gov
202-567-4018