Public health interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian emergencies: an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) encounter significant challenges in humanitarian emergencies due to limited resources and disrupted health systems. Systematic reviews can provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of interventions for NCDs in these settings. This overview aims to synthesize and critically appraise the current body of evidence from systematic reviews on public health interventions for NCDs in humanitarian emergencies.

Methods

We conducted an overview of systematic reviews following the Cochrane guidelines for Overviews of Reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR). We searched four electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Global Health) for relevant systematic reviews. We extracted and synthesized da

SUBMITTER: Aoun A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12903521 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature