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Better noncommunicable diseases outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems. Country assessment - Bulgaria (2020)
This report reviews the opportunities and challenges of the health system in Bulgaria for scaling up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of NCDs.
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Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems. Turkmenistan country assessment (2019)
This report reviews the challenges and opportunities of the health system in Turkmenistan for scaling up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of NCDs. The report also provides examples of good practice in tobacco control.
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Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems - Kazakhstan (2018)
This report reviews the challenges and opportunities of the health system in Kazakhstan for scaling up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of NCDs. The report also provides examples of good practice in the care of stroke patients and online health information and registries. Policy recommendations are made for further action, based on the assessment.
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Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: Country Assessment - Serbia (2018)
Despite positive trends, life expectancy in Serbia is well below the average for the WHO European Region. This report reviews the challenges and opportunities facing the health system in Serbia in scaling up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of NCDs. The report also provides examples of good practice in care. Policy recommendations are made for further action, based on the assessment.
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Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems. Country assessment guide (2014)
Guidelines for country assessments to identify health system challenges to and opportunities for improving outcomes for noncommunicable diseases. The guide outlines a five-step process to arrive at policy-relevant and contextualized conclusions.
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Armenia Country Assessment (2017)
This report examines the opportunities and challenges for Armenia to accelerate improvement in cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes.
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Belarus Country Assessment (2016)
Belarus has given priority to health, as evidenced by the relatively high public allocations to health and Belarus has managed to maintain good financial protection for its citizens.
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Croatia country assessment (2016)
In Croatia, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 93% of all deaths. They affect mainly the population of working age, with an 18% probability of premature mortality from four leading NCDs.
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Estonia country assessment: focus on core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of noncommunicable diseases (2015)
Outcomes of noncommunicable diseases have been improving and Estonia is closing the gap with other EU countries.
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Hungary country assessment: focus on diabetes (2014)
This report reviews health system challenges and opportunities in Hungary to scale up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of diabetes.
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Kyrgyzstan country assessment: focus on cardiovascular disease (2014)
Cardiovascular mortality in Kyrgyzstan has decreased over the past 7 years in part due to impressive health system reforms. However, moving towards the 25 by 25 targets and addressing the sizeable gender gap in premature mortality present a significant challenge.
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Republic of Moldova country assessment: core NCD interventions and services (2014)
This report examines the challenges and opportunities faced in the Republic of Moldova in order to accelerate improvement in NCD outcomes.
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Tajikistan country assessment: cardiovascular diseases (2014)
Cardiovascular diseases are the predominant cause of death in Tajikistan, with a growing burden of ischemic heart disease, strokes and cirrhosis between 1990 and 2010.
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia country assessment (2016)
We have reviewed the health system challenges and opportunities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for improving core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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Turkey country assessment (2014)
This report takes stock of Turkey’s achievements and challenges on how to accelerate improvement in NCD outcomes.
