Health systems around the world face surging demand for care of people with COVID-19, with critical challenges disrupting the delivery of health services. People living with NCDs are at heightened risk of becoming severely ill or dying from COVID-19, and the latest data shows massive disruptions in access to NCD services worldwide, which threatens a long-term upsurge in deaths from NCDs. This webinar explores the latest data and operational guidance, with key insights from experts and country perspectives on how to balance the demands of the health system during the pandemic, and how to execute an adaptive, forward-looking strategy inclusive of NCDs to build back better.
Speakers:
Dr Bente Mikkelsen, Director, WHO NCD Department
Dr Temo Waqanivalu, Unit head, WHO NCD Integrated Service Delivery
Dr Jill Farrington, NCD Coordinator, WHO European Region
Ms Lea Kilenga Masamo, Founder and Executive Director, Africa Sickle Cell Organization
Dr Teri Reynolds, Unit head, Clinical services and systems, WHO Department of Integrated Health Services
Dr Slim Sama, Regional adviser, NCD Prevention and Management, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr Edward Kelley, Director, WHO Department of Integrated Health Services
Dr Mussie G/Michael, Expert Public Health Specialist, NCD Team, Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Associate Professor Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, General Director, Department of Medical Service Administration, Ministry of Health Vietnam
Dr Shadha S. Al-Raisi, Director of NCDs, Ministry of Health, Oman