WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

WHO has provided Timor-Leste non-communicable diseases (NCD) kits to prevent the additional risk of comorbidity and mortality from NCDs and strengthen essential health services amidst the current global COVID-19 pandemic.

Three sets of NCD kits were handed over to the Ministry of Health, Timor-Leste, to enhance the country’s response to COVID-19 as a part of WHO’s efforts to ensure restoration of essential health services – especially treatment for NCDs such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and hypertension – even as countries combat the virus.

The NCD kit is a pre-packed set of essential medicines and medical devices to meet priority NCD health needs of at least 30,000 people for three months in emergencies when medical facilities and regular supply are disrupted. Each kit contains five sub-modules, comprising oral medicines, essential diagnostic equipment, renewables and additional products that require cold-chain, such as insulin.

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