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Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases

14 Aug 2023
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08 Aug 2023

World Diabetes Foundation, ONG Sante Diabete

In Africa, Prevention Houses bring about change from the bottom up

In Africa, the number of people with diabetes is on the rise due to increasing urbanization and unhealthy changes to their nutrition and lifestyle. According to the International Diabetes Federation’s 2021 Diabetes Atlas, this number is predicted to increase by 129% by 2045, from 24 to 55 million people living with diabetes – taking a significant toll on the populations, the states and the alr...

08 Aug 2023

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08 Jul 2023

World Diabetes Foundation, RSD Institute

Cameroon aims for systemic change for healthy generations

The intervention, called Scaling up healthy nutrition intervention in adolescents and pregnancy (WDF22-1902) aims to accelerate the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a holistic multi-sectoral approach. &nbsp; As primary prevention efforts need a long-term perspective and a strong partnership framework to make an impact, the project brought Cameroonian municipalities on b...

08 Jul 2023

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08 Jun 2023

World Diabetes Foundation, Hospitalito Atitlán

How women of Sololá bring change for healthier indigenous communities

In the lush Western highlands of Guatemala, the deep blue gem Lake Atitlán sits quietly, surrounded by volcanoes and colourful Maya villages with distinct customs and deep-seated beliefs. One of these beliefs is that a chronic disease like diabetes is inevitable. &nbsp; Yet change is possible – and it comes from within. &nbsp; This is what inspired Asociación K’aslimaal (Hospital...

08 Jun 2023

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Mitigating the Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases through Locally Generated Evidence: Lessons from Tanzania

27 May 2023

The burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is rapidly increasing globally, and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the brunt of it. Tanzania is no exception. Addressing the rising burden of NCDs in this context calls for renewed efforts...

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Efforts to Address the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases Need Local Evidence and Shared Lessons from High-Burden Countries

Article

27 May 2023

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low and middle-income countries, particularly Tanzania, where NCDs account for a significant portion of the health burden alongside ongoing communicable diseases. This paper discuses the nee...

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Non-communicable Diseases Week: Best Practices in Addressing the NCDs Burden from Tanzania

Article

27 May 2023

Five million people die every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. In Tanzania, more than two-thirds of deaths are NCD-related. The country is investing in preventive and advocacy activities as well as interventions to reduce the burd...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+2

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World Diabetes Foundation, The Lancet

Integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (INTE-AFRICA): a pragmatic cluster-randomised, controlled trial

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27 May 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, health-care provision for chronic conditions is fragmented. The aim of this study was to determine whether integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension led to improved rates of retention in care for people with diab...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCommunicable diseasesPrimary health care+3

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World Diabetes Foundation, Resolve Global Health

Paving a digital pathway to universal health coverage

Article

08 May 2023

Digital innovation that aims to deliver hypertension and diabetes care to millions in low- and middle-income countries demands collaborations that balance the future of digital healthcare with scalable solutions today.

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation+3

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08 Mar 2023

World Diabetes Foundation, Generación Vida Nueva

Generación Vida Nueva project expands and inspires

At the IPS Salud Social, a bustling primary care centre in central Barranquilla, dozens of women listen intently as a doctor explains the risks of HIP and the importance of controlling the blood sugar during and after pregnancy. &nbsp; Each has her own reason for being here. Audris Celin, 28, is among the pregnant women present – she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes seven weeks ago,...

08 Mar 2023

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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World Diabetes Foundation, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

Article

27 May 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization,...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health+2

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