NCD Alliance, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The MENA region: Research into multistakeholder approaches
Case study
21 Feb 2024
In 2011, the Syrian conflict began. It has significantly raised awareness and action on NCDs in humanitarian settings, both in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region and globally – for example, World Health Organization NCD Kits were particularly designed for the region and were first used here in 2017. The conflict has led to a huge movement of people: over 12 million Syrians were estim...