Figure 2

Integration of various stake-holders for formulation of policies and implementation of cardiovascular disease prevention and control in India. Ministry of planning should act as nodal point for action and coordinate and integrate activities of various ministries involved in planning, policy development and program implementation. Planning ministry along with ministry of health and its various departments should implement the national cardiovascular disease control program jointly with the state departments of health. There is a need to integrate various maternal and child health programs and communicable diseases programs with non-communicable diseases programs. Also required is a multi-level integration (horizontal and vertical) of various governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in healthcare delivery at the national and state level. SFA saturated fatty acids; TFA trans fatty acids; CVD cardiovascular disease