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Patient-centred cancer care (PCCC) 7 building blocks
Patient- or person-centred care is the next paradigm shift in healthcare systems strengthening and it has the power to change lives. It shows the way to integrated NCDs care. Understand […]
Hot off the press WHO Global NCDs Status Report 2014
A World Health Organization report on NCDs prevention and control (2014) that is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks […]
Sick report card for SA kids and activity? Change in 2015
Who is to blame and who will fix it? It is hard to hold our kids fully responsible for this poor result. Turn off the TVs and get them active. […]
Provinces slow to prioritise NCDs
Only 3 provinces have draft (not officially approved) NCDs plans and none have a budgetary allocation that can be traced to NCDs. Assessing the extent of NCDs roll out is […]
Latest version of the NCDs benchmarking exercise Jan 2015
The latest version of the 2014 NCDs Benchmarking exercise conducted by the South African NCDs Alliance can be found here. Click here to download. It is in the process of […]
Supporting smoking cessation – BMJ
Two modules that might help are Supporting smoking cessation, which summarises the evidence for behavioral and pharmacological interventions, and Motivational interviewing in brief consultations, which offers practical tips on evidence-based […]
Physical activity health benefits BMJ Learning
New series of 30-minute modules on the health benefits of physical activity might help you towards a healthier 2015: The health benefits of physical activity: osteoarthritis and low back pain […]
Integrated healthcare – people first – patients and principles
NCDs are being “integrated” into vertical the HIV/AIDS programme at primary health care clinics with little or no consultation with patients. Read what is being done in the UK and […]
Health benefits of physical activity BMJ Learning 6 January 2015
New series of 30-minute modules on the health benefits of physical activity might also help you towards a healthier new year: The health benefits of physical activity: osteoarthritis and low […]
Rural Mental Health Campaign: Partners Update 10 December 2014
The following document outlines an update on the developments of the Rural Mental Health Campaign (RMHC). The update includes the objectives of the campaign, what specific changes is the RMHC […]