As part of the SUNI-SEA Project (Scaling up Non-Communicable Diseases in Southeast Asia) community interventions component, a comprehensive package of training modules was developed. Training modules include participatory training methods; health ...
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GACD annual scientific meeting in London, December 2022
The SUNI-SEA project is part of the research programme led by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD). In December 2022 for the first time in two years the Annual Scientific Meeting was held in London. This meeting was a platform for ...
SUNI-SEA Consortium Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam
During 9-12 October, the SUNI-SEA consortium members met face-to-face for the first time in three years in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meeting was an opportunity to share and discuss the findings of the baseline survey and reflect on the learning and the progress achieved for the ...
Universal Health Coverage is only ‘universal’ if older people are included
As the 12 December is Universal Health Coverage Day, it is worth remembering that on 10 October 2019, the world’s governments agreed a UN General Assembly resolution committing themselves to achieving Universal Health Coverage for all people across ...
Sharing lessons learnt for quality improvement of community health services in South East Asian countries at the European Public Health Conference
This year the annual European Public Health (EPH) Conference was held in Berlin, Germany from the 9-12 November. The theme of the conference was, ‘Strengthening ...
Voices from the communities: Naw Daisy from Myanmar
My name is Naw Daily, 27-year-old. I’m living in Ohn Chaung village, Shwe Thaung Yan township, Ayeyarwady region, located in Southwest of Myanmar. I am a volunteer working for a local church in my village. I am also a caregiver of 90 years old grandmother who is ...
Midline survey and ongoing data collection in Indonesia
The Indonesia team has successfully completed another milestone for the SUNI-SEA project with the completion of a midline survey from 10– 24 August. The survey was conducted in the intervention and control sites, in four selected areas of Kediri, Batang, Jember, and Solo ...
An interview with Dr Michael Grimm exploring the cost-effectiveness component of SUNI-SEA project
SUNI-SEA is about improving the prevention and screening of NCDs. In Work package 2, whenever we identify possible NCD interventions or intervention packages, we think about ...
Invest is saving
Organising health screening for hypertension and diabetes risk factors for community members at the Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs (ISHCs) is one of the important activities and indicators of the SUNI SEA project.
Myanmar team in action
As COVID-19 became under control in many parts of Myanmar, and the SUNI -SEA project amended workplan was finalised, HelpAge International team in Myanmar prepared for a series of trainings to ensure that everyone involved in the project ...