Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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

Scaling up strategy for non-communicable diseases prevention and control

Briefs & Fact Sheets

25 Oct 2023

Policy brief by the consortium scaling-up non-communicable diseases interventions in Southeast Asia. The document shares lessons learned from scaling up activities with regard to health promotion, screening and early detection of NCDs. It emphasises that besides increasing coverage and package of services also painting quality is essential to achieve sustainable results. It is necessary to develop...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesPhysical inactivityTobacco use+1

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

Strengthening primary health care: the key to tackling non-communicable diseases and achieving universal health coverage and healthy ageing

Briefs & Fact Sheets

25 Oct 2023

Policy brief of the research project Scaling Up NCD Interventions in Southeast Asia. This policy brief describes comprehensive actions to improve community-based healthcare and primary healthcare, to improve screening, early diagnosis and treatment of NCDs. There are different strategies possible, working with community groups and working with outreach programmes to involve people in prevention of...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesPhysical inactivityTobacco use+1

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World Health Organization

HEARTS D: diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes

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04 Sep 2023

The&nbsp;HEARTS – D module on Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes complements and expands the diabetes section of the HEARTS Technical Package developed for use in primary health care facilities to improve cardiovascular health. This module brings together WHO guidance on diagnosis, classification and management of type 2 diabetes in one document. It is aligned with the WHO Package of Es...

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The Lancet

Commentary: A plan for accelerated action on obesity

Article

04 Aug 2023

Halting the rise in obesity among children, adolescents, and adults is essential to combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and to improve nutrition, health, and wellbeing for all. Failing to do so threatens progress towards reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 30%—a key target of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. &nbsp; No country is on track...

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NCD Child

Availability and access to pediatric diabetes care: a global descriptive study

Publication

05 Jul 2023

A decade since the discovery of insulin,the increasing prevalence of type1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has underscored the prevailing inequalities in the provision of essential care for T1DM worldwide. However, the details on the availability of insulin types and associated medical devices remain unclear. A cross-sectional electronic survey was distributed across a global network of pediatric societi...

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The Lancet

Lancet Editorial: Diabetes: a defining disease of the 21st century

Article

05 Jul 2023

New estimates published this week in The Lancet indicate that more than 1·31 billion people could be living with diabetes by 2050 worldwide. That's 1·31 billion people living with a disease that causes life-altering morbidity, high rates of mortality, and interacts with and exacerbates many other diseases. The increase in prevalence (up from 529 million in 2021) is expected to be driven by incre...

ArticleDiabetes

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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 need for tailored interventions and local ownership in addressing these health challenges.&nbsp;

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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

Article

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 diabetes or hypertension without adversely affecting rates of HIV viral suppression among people with HIV when compared to standard vertical care in mediu...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCommunicable diseases+1

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International Alliance for Diabetes Action, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol

A framework for improving diabetes care in humanitarian emergencies

Article

20 May 2023

More than 100 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict and violence in 2022, a historic number that is expected to increase this year. Additionally, a mean of approximately 200 million people are affected by natural disasters each year. Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) not only host more than 80% of people who have been forcibly displaced but are also h...

ArticleDiabetesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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World Health Organization

Monitoring service integration and engaging stakeholders: experience from Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

Case study

17 May 2023

Background: Although integration of services for HIV and NCDs has been proven to improve compliance, evidence for the socioeconomic consequences, such as economies of scale for providers and patients, is lacking. This study addressed use of clinical resources, staff time, relative service efficiency and overall social costs associated with integrating HIV, diabetes and hypertension services in...

Case studyCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseases+1

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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 Collaboration+1

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World Health Organization

Diabetes

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

Key facts The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Prevalence has been rising more rapidly in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 3% increase in diabetes mortality rates by a...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDiabetes

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