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 |  | Diet and Physical Activity for the Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Policy Review
 |  | Lachat et al. Plosmed
 |  | Table S1: Availability of national policy documents and strategies for NCD prevention in low- and middle- income countries by WHO region
 |  | Short name | Full name | Classification | WHO region | Policy status assessed | County with policy elibigle for review | Reason for exclusion from review | Language | Type of policy | Classification code | NCD Strategies
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Salt | Fat | FV | PA | Number of strategies
 | 1 | Afghanistan | the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Low income | EMR | yes | no |  | English | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 2 | Albania | Republic of Albania | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 3 | Algeria | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | Upper middle income | AFR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 4 | American Samoa | American Samoa | Upper middle income | not member state of WHO |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 5 | Angola | the Republic of Angola | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | Portuguese | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 6 | [NAME] and [NAME] | [NAME] and [NAME] | Upper middle income | AMRO | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 7 | Argentina | the Argentine Republic | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 8 | Armenia | Republic of Armenia | Lower middle income | EUR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 9 | Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | no |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 10 | Bangladesh | the People’s Republic of Bangladesh | Low income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 11 | Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | no |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 12 | Belize | Belize | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 13 | Benin | the Republic of Benin | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 14 | Bhutan | the Kingdom of Bhutan | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 15 | Bolivia | the Plurinational State of Bolivia | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 17 | Botswana | the Republic of Botswana | Upper middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 18 | Brazil | the Federative Republic of Brazil | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 19 | Bulgaria | the Republic of Bulgaria | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes |  | 3
 | 20 | [NAME] | [NAME] | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 21 | Burundi | Republic of Burundi | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 22 | Cambodia | the Kingdom of Cambodia | Low income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 23 | Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon | Lower middle income | AFR | yes |  | Policy was available but could not be obtained |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 24 | Cape Verde | the Republic of Cape Verde | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | Portuguese | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 25 | Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Low income | AFR | yes |  | Policy was available but could not be obtained |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 26 | Chad | Republic of Chad | Low income | AFR | yes |  | Policy reported to be unavailable |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 27 | Chile | the Republic of Chile | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 28 | China | the People’s Republic of China | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | Chinese/English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes |  | yes | 3
 | 29 | Colombia | the Republic of Colombia | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 4 | yes |  | yes |  | 2
 | 30 | Comoros | Union of the Comoros | Low income | AFR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 31 | Congo, (the) | Republic of the Congo | Lower middle income | AFR | yes |  | Policy reported to be unavailable |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 32 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Policy not officially endorsed |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 33 | Costa Rica | the Republic of Costa Rica | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 35 | Cuba | the Republic of Cuba | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 4 | yes |  | yes | yes | 3
 | 36 | Djibouti | the Republic of Djibouti | Lower middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 4 | yes |  | yes | yes | 3
 | 37 | Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica | Upper middle income | AMRO | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 38 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Upper middle income | AMRO | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 39 | Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 40 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Arab Republic of Egypt | Lower middle income | EMR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 41 | El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 42 | Eritrea | Eritrea | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 43 | Ethiopia | the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes |  |  |  | 1
 | 44 | Fiji | the Republic of Fiji | Upper middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 45 | Gabon | Gabonese Republic | Upper middle income | AFR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 46 | Gambia (The) | Republic of the Gambia | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 47 | Georgia | Georgia | Lower middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 48 | Ghana | the Republic of Ghana | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 49 | Grenada | Grenada | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 50 | Guatemala | the Republic of Guatemala | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | NCD | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 51 | Guinea | the Republic of Guinea | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 52 | Guinea-Bissau | the Republic of Guinea-Bissau | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | Portuguese | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 53 | Guyana | the Republic of Guyana | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 54 | Haiti | the Republic of Haiti | Low income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 55 | Honduras | the Republic of Honduras | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | NP | 4 | yes |  |  |  | 1
 | 56 | India | the Republic of India | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | 5 year plan | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 57 | Indonesia | the Republic of Indonesia | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 58 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | the Islamic Republic of Iran | Upper middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | Farsi | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 59 | Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Lower middle income | EMR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 60 | Jamaica | Jamaica | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 61 | Jordan | the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Lower middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 62 | Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | no |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 63 | Kenya | the Republic of Kenya | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 64 | Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 65 | Korea, Dem. Rep. | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Low income | SEAR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 66 | Kosovo | Kosovo | Lower middle income | not member state of WHO |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 67 | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz Republic | Low income | EUR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 68 | Lao PDR | the Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Low income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 69 | Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Upper middle income | EMR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 70 | [NAME] | Kingdom of Lesotho | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 71 | Liberia | the Republic of Liberia | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 72 | Libya | Libya | Upper middle income | EMR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 73 | Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Upper middle income | EUR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 74 | Macedonia, FYR | the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 75 | Madagascar | the Republic of Madagascar | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 76 | [NAME] | the Republic of Malawi | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 77 | Malaysia | Malaysia | Upper middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NP* | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 78 | Maldives | the Republic of Maldives | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 79 | [NAME] | the Republic of Mali | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 80 | Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Lower middle income | WPR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 81 | Mauritania | the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 82 | [NAME] | the Republic of Mauritius | Upper middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 83 | Mayotte | Mayotte | Upper middle income | not member state of WHO |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 84 | Mexico | the United Mexican States | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 85 | Micronesia, Fed. [NAME]. | Federated States of [NAME] | Lower middle income | WPR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 86 | Moldova | the Republic of Moldova | Lower middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 87 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 88 | Montenegro | Montenegro | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | Montenegrin | NP | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 89 | Morocco | the Kingdom of Morocco | Lower middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 90 | Mozambique | the Republic of Mozambique | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | Portuguese | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 91 | Myanmar | the Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Low income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 92 | Namibia | Republic of Namibia | Upper middle income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 93 | Nepal | the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Low income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 94 | Nicaragua | the Republic of Nicaragua | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 95 | [NAME] (the) | the Republic of the Niger | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 96 | Nigeria | the Federal Republic of Nigeria | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 97 | Pakistan | the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Lower middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  | yes |  |  | 1
 | 98 | Palau | Republic of Palau | Upper middle income | WPR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 99 | Panama | the Republic of Panama | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 100 | [NAME] | [NAME] | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 101 | Paraguay | the Republic of Paraguay | Lower middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 102 | Peru | the Republic of Peru | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 103 | Philippines | the Republic of the Philippines | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 4
 | 104 | Romania | Romania | Upper middle income | EUR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 105 | Russian Federation | the Russian Federation | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | Russian/English | Doctrine | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 106 | Rwanda | the Republic of Rwanda | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 107 | [NAME] Nevis | [NAME] Nevis | Upper middle income | AMRO | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 108 | [NAME] | [NAME] | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  | yes |  |  | 1
 | 110 | Samoa | the Independent State of Samoa | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 111 | São Tomé and Principe | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe | Lower middle income | AFR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 112 | Senegal | Republic of Senegal | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | no | Policy not officially endorsed |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 113 | Serbia | the Republic of Serbia | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | Serbian | NCD | 4 | yes | yes |  | yes | 3
 | 114 | Seychelles | the Republic of Seychelles | Upper middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 |  | yes | yes |  | 2
 | 115 | Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 116 | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Low income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 117 | Somalia | Somali Republic | Low income | EMR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 118 | South Africa | Republic of South Africa | Upper middle income | AFR | yes |  | Policy reported to be unavailable |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 119 | [NAME] | the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 120 | Sudan | the Republic of the Sudan | Lower middle income | EMR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 | yes |  |  |  | 1
 | 121 | Suriname | the Republic of Suriname | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 122 | Swaziland | the Kingdom of Swaziland | Lower middle income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes |  | 1
 | 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | Syrian Arab Republic | Lower middle income | EMR | no | no |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 124 | Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Low income | EUR | yes |  | Policy reported to be unavailable |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 125 | Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania | Low income | AFR | yes | yes | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 126 | Thailand | the Kingdom of Thailand | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 127 | Timor-Leste | the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Lower middle income | SEAR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 128 | Togo | the Togolese Republic | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | French | NP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 129 | Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga | Lower middle income | WPR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 130 | Tunisia | Republic of Tunisia | Lower middle income | EMR | yes |  | Policy was available but could not be obtained |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 131 | Turkey | the Republic of Turkey | Upper middle income | EUR | yes | yes |  | English | NCD | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 132 | Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Lower middle income | EUR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 133 | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | no | Policy not officially endorsed |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 134 | Uganda | the Republic of Uganda | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 135 | Ukraine | Ukraine | Lower middle income | EUR | yes | no |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 136 | Uruguay | the Eastern Republic of Uruguay | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | yes |  | Spanish | NP | 4 |  |  |  | yes | 1
 | 137 | Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Lower middle income | EUR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 138 | [NAME] | [NAME] | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 139 | Venezuela, RB | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Upper middle income | AMRO | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 140 | Vietnam | the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | Lower middle income | WPR | yes | yes |  | English | NP | 4 |  |  | yes | yes | 2
 | 141 | West Bank and Gaza | West Bank and Gaza | Lower middle income | not member state of WHO |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 142 | Yemen, Rep. | Republic of Yemen | Lower middle income | EMR | no |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 143 | Zambia | the Republic of Zambia | Low income | AFR | yes | yes |  | English | HP | 3 |  |  |  |  | 0
 | 144 | Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe | Low income | AFR | yes | no | Published before 2004 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0
 |  | * For Malaysia, the Nutrition policy was analysed instead of the National Strategic plan for non-communicable disease NSPNCD. [NAME] strategic plan to further
 |  | strengthen the cardiovascular diseases and diabetes prevention and control programme in Malaysia (210-2014). Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2010 http://www.moh.gov.my/images/gallery/nspncd/NSPNCD.pdf.
 |  | because the Nutrition policy contained more details on the dietary strategies for NCD prevention.