SUNI-SEA NCD self-care application As in other lower- and middle-income countries, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant and increasing public health issue for the Myanmar population…
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SUNI-SEAScaling-Up NCD Interventions in South-East Asia
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SUNI-SEAScaling-Up NCD Interventions in South-East Asia
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.
Reaching more people with evidence-based community approaches to healthy ageing
As part of the SUNI-SEA Project (Scaling up Non-Communicable Diseases in Southeast Asia) community interventions component, a comprehensive package of training modules was developed. Training modules include participatory training methods; health …
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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…
A worldwide health concern
Non-communicable disease or NCDs is a worldwide health concern in particular in developing countries. In South-East Asian countries, more than half of all deaths are caused by NCDs.
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Source: World Health Organization – Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles, 2018.
NCD Interventions
Will synergies between community-based activities and primary health care services enhance impact on health?
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National health systems have shifted their resources to the COVID pandemic response. As the pandemic appears to be in transition, now is the optimal moment to reflect on lessons learned to build a more efficient & resilient health system to tackle #NCDs
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As the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be in transition, now is the optimal moment to reflect on lessons learned: developing countries have reacted rapidly to NCD management challenges by increasing health service provision and strengthening medicine supplies in response to the multifaceted knock-on effects of COVID-19. The report examines how, with thoughtful planning and careful implementation, some of these rapid responses can, and should, be made permanent to improve the equity, accessibility, quality, efficiency and resilience of health systems.![]()
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NCDs 2030: Accelerate Change through Innovation
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At the time of writing (November 2022), and as the pandemic appears to be in transition, now is the optimal moment to reflect on lessons learned: developing countries have reacted rapidly to NCD manag…