During 9-12 October, the SUNI-SEA consortium members met face-to-face for the first time in three years in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meeting was an opportunity to share...
Scaling-up NCD Interventions in South-East Asia (SUNI-SEA)
Through evidence-based research in Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam, SUNI-SEA will help inform countries how to effectively scale up strategies to tackle non-communicable diseases.
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Nov 22
Compilation of SUNI-SEA training and health education materials
In the project, we provide quality trainings to health care workers and volunteers in health promotion, screening, early diagnosis and basic treatment for diabetes and hypertension. Training materials have been adapted…
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Nov 22
Our message to community members
From time to time there are programmes for screening for diabetes and hypertension in your community. Trained volunteers offer these services, often in collaboration with health facilities…
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According to @WHO, small island developing states (SIDS) are disproportionately affected by NCDs. A meeting was held to discuss NCDs in SIDS and to identify key steps to achieve a one-third reduction in premature mortality from NCDs & suicide before 2030. https://t.co/joblNSJuC2
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), small island developing states (SIDS) are disproportionately affected by the four main NCDs – namely cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. Ten of the nations with the highest obesity rates in the world are SIDS, 30% of adults have hypertension, and SIDS also have one of the highest prevalence of adult diabetes in the world. ![]()
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A meeting was held to discuss NCDs in SIDS and to identify key steps to achieve a one-third reduction in premature mortality from NCDs and suicide before 2030![]()
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Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden Of Non-Communicable Diseases - Health Policy Watch
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Both Fiji and Vanuatu are small island developing states (SIDS), where deaths from NCDs are much higher than average, according to the World Health