South-East Asia Noncommunicable diseases acceleration roadmap
Overview
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, account for almost two thirds of all deaths in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR). In 2021, nearly half of these deaths occurred prematurely, between the ages of 30 and 69 years. A quarter of the adult population in the Region suffers from hypertension, and one in twelve adults has diabetes. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from diabetes increased by more than 80% between 2000 and 2019.
The implementation roadmap provides strategic direction and tools with a view to prioritizing and accelerating high-impact interventions that are feasible within the national context. It provides guidance for prevention and control of NCDs, including links and tools for easy access. It will be available on the SEAR NCD web portal and as a phone app.
Both portal and app will be regularly updated with additional guidance as it is produced.
Key facts
A simulation tool that will help to identify context specific impactful interventions.
The web portal will also feature good practice from countries.
All actions proposed for Member States and WHO in the regional NCD action plan 2013–2020 remain valid until 2030.
