Integration of non-communicable diseases in primary health care in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Slim Slama ◽  
Gemma Lyons ◽  
Heba Fouad ◽  
Shannon Barkley ◽  
Asmus Hammerich
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-communicable Diseases—A Wake-up Call for Primary Health Care System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 215013272094694
Author(s):  
Christian Kraef ◽  
Pamela Juma ◽  
Per Kallestrup ◽  
Joseph Mucumbitsi ◽  
Kaushik Ramaiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Health Spending ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Primary Health

Strengthening Primary Health Care Systems is the most effective policy response in low-and middle-income countries to protect against health emergencies, achieve universal health coverage, and promote health and wellbeing. Despite the Astana declaration on primary health care, respective investment is still insufficient in Sub-Sahara Africa. The SARS-CoV-2019 pandemic is a reminder that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are increasingly prevalent in Sub-Sahara Africa, are closely interlinked to the burden of communicable diseases, exacerbating morbidity and mortality. Governments and donors should use the momentum created by the pandemic in a sustainable and effective way by pivoting health spending towards primary health care.

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