Report of the Regional Consultation on Multisectoral policies for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the South East Asian Region

This document is a report of the Regional Consultation on Multisectoral Policies for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) (August 2014), in Bengaluru, India. The purpose of the meeting was to provide a forum to share best practices from within the Region and around the world and to discuss multisectoral policies for reducing tobacco use, promoting healthy nutrition, driving innovations in NCD prevention and care and fostering an enabling environment for reducing the burden of NCDs. This report presents the technical deliberations and recommendations of the participants of the regional meeting.