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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

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

Zimbabwe

01 May 2025

Globally, millions of people are suffering with mental health conditions and have no access to evidence-based interventions. The Friendship Bench (FB) is a successful programme that was developed in Zimbabwe in 2006 to bridge this gap. FB uses a task-shifting approach to support those dealing with “kufungisisa”, a term locally understood as an equivalent of anxiety and depression. Community he...

01 May 2025

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13 Mar 2025

The George Institute for Global Health, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

From research to the real world: How implementation science can drive NCD action

This blog highlights key insights from a parallel session led by The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health (TGI) at the 4th Global NCD Alliance Forum, held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13-15 February 2025. The session, “Knowledge isn’t power without implementation – the science behind translating community know-how into lasting ch...

13 Mar 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

Philippines

19 Feb 2025

The Philippines, like many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), experience high prevalence rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially hypertension, diabetes and their associated complications. About 90% of the population are at risk of developing these conditions, posing significant challenges to the health system. Due to geographical and cultural diversity, access to health service...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

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

Bangladesh

19 Feb 2025

Between 2016 and 2019, the DMagic (Diabetes Mellitus Action through community Groups or mHealth Information for better Control) project revealed a huge burden of diabetes risk in rural Bangladesh. It showed that a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) method of community mobilisation directed at the general population significantly increased diabetes knowledge and awareness and resulted in large...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Transforming diabetes management in China through mobile health

China

19 Feb 2025

The growing prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), particularly in low- and middle-income countries, poses significant healthcare challenges. China faces immense healthcare burdens despite the government’s efforts through the Basic Public Health Service (BPHS) programme. Diabetes-related healthcare costs in China are expected to rise from $250.2 billion to $460.4 billion between 2020 and...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

From implementation research to impact: The GACD Diabetes Research Programme Report

Report

29 Nov 2024

14 bold projects, 19 countries, one reportThe number of people living with diabetes is skyrocketing. By 2050, it’s expected to more than double from 2021 levels. To combat this crisis, the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) launched a groundbreaking initiative in 2013: the&nbsp;GACD&nbsp;Diabetes Research Programme.This ambitious programme funded 14 research projects spanning 19 countri...

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale- up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low- income and middle- income countries: protocol for a longitudinal mixed- methods study

Publication

27 Nov 2024

The protocol for a&nbsp; systematic inquiry of the GACD supported research projects in implementation research&nbsp; scaling up&nbsp; projects to provide y scientific insights into the enablers and challenges in the scale up of complex NCD interventions.

Publication

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), The Lancet

NCDs: Can implementation research change the game for policy and practice?

Publication

10 Sep 2024

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 74% of all deaths and 86% of premature deaths in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).&nbsp;Yet, the world is far from meeting the globally agreed targets for their control.&nbsp;Even in this unprecedented era for discovery of new therapies for NCDs, the ability to equitably deliver both old and new interventions is lagging. &nbsp; WHO h...

PublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), PRESCRIP-TEC

Assessing the WHO strategy to eliminate Cervical Cancer: Insights from the PRESCRIP-TEC Project

Case study

04 Sep 2024

Cervical cancer remains a global health challenge. With an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of death from cancer among women. Most cases and deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). &nbsp; The Prevention and Screening Innovation Project – Towards Eli...

Case studyCancer

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04 Sep 2024

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 interest in activities for long periods of time, has become a major public health problem especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early screening for depressive symptoms and timely identification of depressive disorders may improve health outcomes for affected individuals and the cost-effectiveness of mental he...

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

Viet Nam

28 Aug 2024

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 accounted for 73.7% of Vietnam's total disease burden and mortality nationwide.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Scaling-Up NCD interventions in South-East Asia (SUNI-SEA) project developed a comprehensive approach, linking community groups, primary healt...

28 Aug 2024

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06 Jun 2024

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 disease. Effective interventions for prevention, detection, and management of both conditions are available, but do not reach all people in need as many countries struggle to scale up interventions effectively and sustainably.&nbsp; The&nbsp;...

06 Jun 2024

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