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Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)
- Key areas raised/discussed under the sub theme
- Ethiopia’s Approach to NCD Prevention and Control in Ethiopia
- The case for investment in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia
- Hypertension Prevention, Detection, Treatment and Care in Ethiopia
- Partnership and Coordination of Hypertension Prevention and Control efforts in Ethiopia
- Major challenges raised/discussed
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- No compressive strategic direction for multi sector collective action
- Poor health seeking behaviour and misconception on hypertension by patient
- Limited or no budget allocated for NCD
- Access and supply challenge
- Poor patents vital data collection and use at public health facilities
- Limited local evidence and research
- suboptimal advocacy performed for NCDs and hypertension prevention and control
- poor quality of blood pressure instrument in most health facilities, calibration and maintenance of instruments.
- No clear accountability frame work for implantation of NCD/HPT prevention and control
- Have no performance indicator and limited monitoring mechanisms
- Consideration for EFY 2012 implementation and beyond to be considered in the next HSTP (in the following four categories)
- Intervention/s that need to be dropped: None
- Intervention/s that need to be modified: None
- Intervention/s that need to be continued as is: None
- Intervention/s that need to be newly added: Multi-sectoral engagement for NCD prevention and control with clear role and responsibilities
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