National Non-Communicable Diseases Conferences- A Platform to Inform Policies and Practices in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) arise from diverse risk factors with differences in the contexts and variabilities in regions and countries. Addressing such a complex challenge requires local evidence. Tanzania has been convening stakeholders every year to disseminate and discuss scientific evidence, policies, and implementation gaps, to inform policy makers in NCDs responses. This paper documents these dissemination efforts and how they have influenced NCDs response and landscape in Tanzania and the region.

Methods

Desk review was conducted through available MOH and conference organizers' documents. It had both quantitative and qualitative data. The review included reports of the four NCDs conferences, conference organization, and conduct processes. In ad

SUBMITTER: Amani DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921961 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature