NCD Prevention Services

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Background

Highlighted claims

• Mauritania had the highest blood pressure measurement unmet need among the study countries, with more than half of women never having had their blood pressure checked. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Blood pressure measurement had the lowest NCD unmet need rate because it is routinely integrated into primary care contacts. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Blood glucose testing has a higher unmet need rate than blood pressure because it requires specialized equipment, supply chains, and trained staff that are frequently scarce in low-resource settings. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Cervical cancer screening is the largest single driver of the near-universal NCD unmet need figures observed in the study. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• India's National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke has helped expand screening coverage, though coverage and quality remain uneven. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• The COVID-19 pandemic likely disrupted diagnostic supply chains in Madagascar, further worsening NCD screening gaps beyond structural deficiencies. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys