Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing with grave consequences to countries' development. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine challenges PURE study participants faced regarding CNCD interventions and what they required from a CNCD intervention programme, and (2) to explore courses of action Department of Health (DoH) officials thought would perform best, as well as (3) to determine what DoH officials perceive to be obstacles in addressing the CNCD epidemic. A subsample of 300 participants from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological study's Western Cape urban cohort and six key officers from the DoH were recruited to participate in this cross-sectional study.