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Strengthening primary health care and reducing overprovision of low-value specialist care: policy options for Cyprus

Since the launch of the General Healthcare System (GeSY) in 2019, Cyprus has made significant progress in expanding access to health care and reducing...

Healthier and more inclusive professional gatherings without alcohol: a short guide

This guide from the WHO Regional Office for Europe offers practical guidance for planning alcohol-free meetings, conferences, receptions, and network and...

Fifth meeting of the European Regional Laboratory Task Force for emerging and re-emerging pathogens: report of the virtual meeting, 14–15 October 2025

The WHO Regional Office for Europe held the fifth meeting of the European Regional Laboratory Task Force for emerging and re-emerging pathogens online,...



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Systems thinking for noncommunicable disease prevention policy

Overview

This factsheet aims to provide an overview of the Manual by introducing key concepts in systems thinking and examples of its approaches utilized in NCD prevention policy.

Systems thinking for noncommunicable disease prevention policy 

The Manual on systems thinking for NCD prevention policy provides guidance on bringing a systems approach into practice and important insights to support using systems thinking in health issues such as NCD prevention. The Manual has specific examples of systems thinking approaches in practice, and information on important next steps for the use of systems thinking approaches in NCD prevention policy.

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Office for Prevention & Control of NCDs (MOS)