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...
5 Jan 20235 ဇန်နဝါရီ 2023
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14 Dec 202214 ဒီဇင်ဘာ 2022
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. At its core, this Political...
5 Dec 20225 ဒီဇင်ဘာ 2022
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 interventions: focus on quality’. The...
30 Sep 202230 စက်တင်ဘာ 2022
Midline survey and ongoing data collection in Indonesia
The Indonesia team has successfully completed another milestone for the SUNI-SEA project with the completion of a midline survey from 10– 24 August. The survey was conducted in the intervention and control sites, in four selected areas of Kediri, Batang, Jember, and Solo ...
30 Sep 202230 စက်တင်ဘာ 2022
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 ...
29 Sep 20223 အောက်တိုဘာ 2022
Invest is saving
Organising health screening for hypertension and diabetes risk factors for community members at the Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs (ISHCs) is one of the important activities and indicators of the SUNI SEA project.
29 Sep 202229 စက်တင်ဘာ 2022
Myanmar team in action
As COVID-19 became under control in many parts of Myanmar, and the SUNI -SEA project amended workplan was finalised, HelpAge International team in Myanmar prepared for a series of trainings to ensure that everyone involved in the project ...
16 May 202229 စက်တင်ဘာ 2022
Self-care screening application for Myanmar people: DHIS2 tracker software available now on Google Play Store
Since 2014, the Myanmar Ministry of Health has been implementing an electronic Health Management Information System (e-HMIS), with the utilisation of a web-based, free and open-source software called DHIS2.
13 May 202229 စက်တင်ဘာ 2022
Monitoring and evaluation Posbindu implementations in East Java
In April 2022, four months after the completion of the Posbindu training, the SUNI-SEA Indonesia and the health office staff from the city of Kediri conducted a monitoring and evaluation of Posbindu implementation in Kediri City.
12 May 202216 မေ 2022
Training on non-communicable disease management and intervention in Vietnam
In April, Vietnam country team organised two classes of "Training on Non-communicable Disease Management and Intervention" for 20 Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs (ISHCs) and relevant stakeholders in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city...