Integration of GARD Turkey national program with other non-communicable diseases plans in Turkey

Bulaşıcı olmayan hastalıkların önlenmesi ve kontrolü için, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) tarafından bu hastalıklara ve risk faktörlerine yönelik koordine, kapsamlı ve kanıta dayalı girişim ve stratejilerin desteklenmesi amacıyla bir eylem planı hazırlanmıştır. Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) etkinlikleri de 40 ülkede sürmekte olup, 11 ülkede entegre eylem planı çalışmaları yapılmaktadır. GARD Türkiye projesinde de T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı kronik hava yolu hastalıklarını önleme ve kontrol programını diğer bulaşıcı olmayan hastalıkların kontrol programlarıyla entegre etmektedir. Bu yazıda GARD Türkiye projesinin diğer ulusal kontrol programlarıyla entegrasyonu özetlenmiştir.

GARD Türkiye ulusal kontrol programının diğer bulaşıcı olmayan hastalıklar programlarıyla entegrasyonu

For the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD), an action plan on NCDs is intended to support coordinated, comprehensive and integrated implementation of strategies and evidence-based interventions across individual diseases and risk factors, especially at the national and regional levels by World Health Organization (WHO). The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) is making every attempt to align with WHO s non-communicable diseases action plan. GARD activities have been commenced in over 40 countries and in 11 countries an integrated NCD action plan is being prepared or has already been initiated. This integrated approach of GARD has also targeted to GARD Turkey project. The Turkish Ministry of Health has decided to apply this national control program in conformity with other NCD action plans. This article is intended to summarize these integration efforts of GARD Turkey (the National Control Program on Chronic Airway Diseases) with other NCD national programs.

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