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Community is the key to behavioural change

Community is the key to behavioural change

Between January to April 2021, HelpAge International in Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) successfully organised a series of five classes ...

SUNI-SEA Stakeholder consultation workshop in Ninh Binh, Vietnam

SUNI-SEA Stakeholder consultation workshop in Ninh Binh, Vietnam

The stakeholder consultation workshop of the SUNI-SEA project in Ninh Binh was successfully organised and obtained valuable recommendations for the project implementation in the prospective phase. The project plans to conduct the baseline surveys and finalise the locally-specific intervention strategies to ensure the feasibility and effectiveness of the SUNI-SEA project in the provinces.   Following the retrospective study and situation...

Improving prevention and control of diabetes and hypertension in Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam

Improving prevention and control of diabetes and hypertension in Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam

In Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam policies are in place and governments are committed to reduce NCDs. Guidelines have been developed and NCD programmes have been designed in the three countries, but these programmes are not reaching enough people (especially men and younger persons). Find here a summary of activities in the prospective phase of the study and our expected outcomes.

The retrospective study in brief

The retrospective study in brief

In the first year, the project analysed the situation in each location. We made an inventory of what is happening in each country in NCD prevention and control and compared this with findings in the literature of what is effective and what is cost-effective. We drew lessons learned from each country and made an inventory of strong and weak points. Based on the findings we produced recommendations for the implementation of community-based and primary healthcare activities in the prospective phase of SUNI-SEA.