The SUNI-SEA project has reached the three years’ landmark of implementation. Officially, there is one year left in the project. However, we will apply to the European Commission for a six-months’ no-cost extension, to compensate for the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. That will give the consortium more time to complete the planned interventions and to collect data for...
SUNI-SEA researchers jointly facilitated online workshop titled ‘Community Based NCDs Prevention and Control: What Can we Learn from Research in South- East Asia?’ at the European Public Health ...
We are now half way into the project. Last week, we catch up with Dr Jaap Koot, SUNI-SEA Project Coordinator on how the project has been implemented given the unexpected COVID-19 situation.
Considering the challenging situation in Myanmar and the increasing demand for mental health support, the SUNI- SEA project (scaling up non -communicable interventions in Southeast Asia) ...
Community-based health interventions (CBHIs) have been shown to promote health more effectively when tailored to sociocultural aspects linked to health perception, for instance ...
One of the most effective ways to prevent and control these diseases is to conduct screening, for early identification of the symptoms and risk factors. However ...
“Before becoming an Intergenerational Self-Help Club (ISHC) in June 2018, our Binh Hoa Club was a physical exercise club, with the main activity being physical activities for club members. Since becoming an ISHC, in addition to other activities, we also check monthly blood pressure and weight measurements of members, and conduct health education sessions on a variety of topics including...
“I find the SUNI-SEA project activities to be very meaningful and beneficial for Intergenerational Self-Help Club (ISHC) members as well as the community. Before joining the SUNI-SEA project, our club measured members blood pressure and weight every month. After we completed the project training, in addition to conducting regular and faster blood pressure and weight monitoring, we also provide health...
As part of SUNI-SEA project which aims to reduce NCDs burden in the community, income generation activities (IGA) were included as part of the wider project activity to increase household income ...
During the first quarter of this year, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we managed to achieve a few important ...
Community-based health interventions are designed according to a community’s needs and may include a focus on health promotion, prevention and management of disease and ...
Between January to April 2021, HelpAge International in Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) successfully organised a series of five classes ...
