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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

The Friendship Bench: Bridging Zimbabwe’s mental health treatment gap

Globally, millions of people are suffering with mental health conditions and have no access to evidence-based interventions. The Friendship Bench (FB) is a s..

Zimbabwe

01 May 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling up the Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAP-P): Preventing hypertension and diabetes through primary healthcare

The Philippines, like many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), experience high prevalence rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially hyperten..

Philippines

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling-up community-led diabetes and NCD awareness and response in Bangladesh

Between 2016 and 2019, the DMagic (Diabetes Mellitus Action through community Groups or mHealth Information for better Control) project revealed a h..

Bangladesh

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Transforming diabetes management in China through mobile health

The growing prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), particularly in low- and middle-income countries, poses significant healthcare challenges. China f..

China

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling up an mHealth-based school education programme to reduce salt intake in China

Excessive salt intake is the leading dietary risk factor for premature death and disability in China. Strategies such as setting maximum sodium targets and f..

China

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), The Depression Cohort in China

Transforming Mental Health: Standardising the treatment, prevention, and management of depression in China

Depression, characterised by persistent low mood or loss of pleasure or intere..

Country Stories

04 Sep 2024

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SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening collaboration between healthcare providers and communities for hypertension and diabetes prevention and control in Vietnam

As one of the world's ageing population, Vietnam faces many challenges in community healthcare despite its relatively low per capita income. In 2019, NCDs ac..

Viet Nam

28 Aug 2024

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), SCUBY

Driving Change: Scaling up an integrated care package for diabetes and hypertension in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium

The global prevalence of 9% for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 31% for hypertension (HT) reflects the dominance of these two conditions in the global burden of di..

Belgium

06 Jun 2024

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening collaborative efforts for improved NCD Interventions in Indonesia

The increasing rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia requires targeted and specific primary and secondary prevention. Nearly one-third of adu..

Country Stories

28 May 2024

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SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening collaborative linkages for better NCD Interventions in Indonesia

Experiences with Posbindu The increasing trends of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the world, including Indonesia, require targeted and speci..

Indonesia

04 Apr 2024

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SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening synergy between primary healthcare providers and communities for prevention and control of hypertension and diabetes in Vietnam

Background As one of the world’s fastest ageing populations, but with a relatively low per capita income, Vietnam faces numerous challenges in ..

Viet Nam

04 Apr 2024

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