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...
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Universal Health Coverage is only ‘universal’ if older people are included
As the 12 December is Universal Health Coverage Day, it is worth remembering that on 10 October 2019, the world’s governments agreed a UN General Assembly resolution committing themselves to achieving Universal Health Coverage for all people across the life course. It was hard fought and the agenda it sets out is both comprehensive and ambitious....
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Sharing lessons learnt for quality improvement of community health services in South East Asian countries at the European Public Health Conference
This year the annual European Public Health (EPH) Conference was held in Berlin, Germany from the 9-12 November. The theme of the conference was, ‘Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected’. During the conference the SUNI-SEA project team hosted a skill building session ‘Scaling-up community based NCDs prevention and control...
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Voices from the communities: Naw Daisy from Myanmar
My name is Naw Daily, 27-year-old. I’m living in Ohn Chaung village, Shwe Thaung Yan township, Ayeyarwady region, located in Southwest of Myanmar. I am a volunteer working for a local church in my village. I am also a caregiver of 90 years old grandmother who is suffering from hypertension, but I did not know...
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An interview with Dr Michael Grimm exploring the cost-effectiveness component of SUNI-SEA project
SUNI-SEA is about improving the prevention and screening of NCDs. In Work package 2, whenever we identify possible NCD interventions or intervention packages, we think about ...