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Strengthening collaboration between healthcare providers and communities for hypertension and diabetes prevention and control in Vietnam

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SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) | 28 Aug 2024

As one of the world's ageing population, Vietnam faces many challenges in community healthcare despite its relatively low per capita income. In 2019, NCDs accounted for 73.7% of Vietnam's total disease burden and mortality nationwide. 

 
The Scaling-Up NCD interventions in South-East Asia (SUNI-SEA) project developed a comprehensive approach, linking community groups, primary health care facilities and decision-makers in a joint programme to improve the prevention and management of NCDs. The project was implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health between 1 January 2019 and 30 June 2023. 
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