noncommunicable conditions
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NoncommunicableConditions
Gauden GaleaDirector, NCD and Promoting Health through the Lifecourse
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Problems for Older Migrants
• Chronic noncommunicable diseases– Gaps in treatment continuity, higher risk of complications– No treatment for chronic diseases in emergency kits
• Mental Health– Depression, withdrawal, apathy, disorientation, confusion,
and memory loss– Reluctance to leave home; relocation adjustment problems– Anxiety with unfamiliar surroundings
Core interventions• Tobacco cessation• Promotion of healthy diet/ physical
activity• Diabetes• Cardiovascular risk • Secondary prevention of heart
attacks and strokes • Asthma/Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease• Early detection of cancer• Cancer pain relief• Rheumatic heart disease
Photo: Mstyslav Chernov, Wikimedia Commons
P.E.N. provides• Evidence-based protocols for essential
NCD interventions in PHC
• Core list of low-cost, essential technologies and medicines
• Tools for cardiovascular risk prediction
• Tools for self-care• Model suitable for maintaining continuity
of care• Interventions for physicians and non-
physicians• A tool for prioritizing interventions
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