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Health equity, including care for NCDs, eludes people living with disabilities
12th December 2022
The number of people globally living with disabilities continues to grow but their ability to access healthcare, including prevention and treatment for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has not greatly improved in the past decade, says a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, our understanding of who is most at risk is changing
18th May 2020
COVID-19 transmission risk intersects with chronic illness, demographics and economics to produce well-defined landscapes of social vulnerability to the pandemic. Read new blog from Direct Relief.
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Taking critical action on NCDs during the COVID-19 response and beyond
05th May 2020
Emerging evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that people living with NCDs and those with compromised immune systems, are at higher risk of severe complications or dying from COVID-19.
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Young leaders mobilise during lockdown in Sri Lanka to deliver life-saving treatment
22nd April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has not spared Sri Lanka and the government imposed a curfew for the entire country on 20 March 2020. After a week, health facilities experienced a shortage in the supply of essential medicines. NCD Alliance Lanka have mobilised their network to assess the needs and ensure people living with Type 1 diabetes continue to access their life-saving treatment.
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May Measurement Month: Screening and Awareness Raising in Zambia
06th October 2017
In May 2017, the Zambia NCD Alliance joined the Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation and other organisations to conduct a national cross-sectional blood pressure (BP) survey of adults aged 18 years and above.