Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Feb 1;97(2):108-117. doi: 10.2471/BLT.18.213777. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Law lies at the centre of successful national strategies for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. By law we mean international agreements, national and subnational legislation, regulations and other executive instruments, and decisions of courts and tribunals. However, the vital role of law in global health development is often poorly understood, and eclipsed by other disciplines such as medicine, public health and economics. This paper identifies key areas of intersection between law and noncommunicable diseases, beginning with the role of law as a tool for implementing policies for prevention and control of leading risk factors. We identify actions that the World Health Organization and its partners could take to mobilize the legal workforce, strengthen legal capacity and support effective use of law at the national level. Legal and regulatory actions must move to the centre of national noncommunicable disease action plans. This requires high-level leadership from global and national leaders, enacting evidence-based legislation and building legal capacities.
法律是成功制定预防和控制非传染性疾病国家战略的核心。此处的法律是指国际协议、国家和次国家立法、法规和其他执法文书，以及法院和法庭的裁决。然而，法律在全球卫生发展中的重要作用往往被人们严重误解，甚至被医学、公共卫生和经济学等其他学科所掩盖。本文确定了法律与非传染性疾病交叉的关键领域，首先是法律作为实施预防和控制主要风险因素政策的工具的作用。我们确定了世界卫生组织及其合作伙伴可以采取哪些行动来调动法律工作人员、加强法律能力并支持在国家一级有效利用法律。法律和监管行动必须成为国家非传染性疾病行动计划的核心。这需要全球和国家领导人的高层领导，制定基于证据的立法并建立法律能力。
