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Awareness
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Utilize integrated communication messages combining disease information with health-promoting habits, where possible
Utilize mobile phones, web-based technologies, and electronic and social media to provide cost-effective education solutions for large populations
Involve the local community with a strong consultative process to align with language, cultural, and religious differences
Apply integrated services (e.g., physiotherapy and counselling) across all NCDs
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Screening
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Develop risk stratification tools for primary and secondary prevention of CVDs
Screen for mental health issues during routine checkups in primary care settings
Perform age-appropriate screening to inform best-fit treatment options
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Diagnosis
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Promote shared decision-making to improve decision-related outcomes
Utilize decision aids to inform patients on the potential benefits, risks, and costs of available treatments
Engage families and caregivers in decision-making
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Treatment
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Ensure supply of good-quality affordable generic medicines
Include essential NCD medicines in healthcare benefits packages
Maintain uninterrupted supply chain of medicines
Follow patient-centered care approach to treating NCDs
Utilize personalized treatment goals
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Adherence
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Encourage pharmacist-led interventions for education and counselling for medication-related issues
Expand role of nurses in patient follow-up particularly for adult patients
Train community health workers to drive health literacy
Develop “expert patient” programs
Utilize e-health technologies to improve medication adherence
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Palliative care
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Integrate palliative care in national health policies
Ensure access to essential pain medicines
Train health professionals in imparting palliative care
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Digital health
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Merge biomarkers with social media footprint to predict risk more accurately and prompt customized interventions
Develop affordable wearable technology
Develop applications for home monitoring of treatment outcomes
Support patient self-management linked with healthcare teams via “digital umbilical cord”
Innovate on patient facing tools for elderly patients to improve quality of life, facilitate communication with providers, and aid decision support
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