Forum of International Respiratory Societies
Increasing Access to Inhaled Medicines
Briefs & Fact Sheets
05 May 2025
The World Health Organization's Noncommunicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) 2022 is designed to support the treatment of chronic disease patients in emergency settings. It provides essential medicines and medical devices for managing hypertension, cardiac conditions, diabetes, endocrine disorders, and chronic respiratory diseases. The kit is structured into five modules: Medicines, Cold Chain (insulin), Supplies and Renewables, Equipment, and Glucometer. Each complete kit serves an outreach population of 10,000 people for three months.