Lessons learned from implementing the Non-Communicable Diseases Kit in a humanitarian emergency
An operational evaluation in Sudan
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major global health concern, and their management is particularly challenging in humanitarian contexts where healthcare resources are limited. The WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Kit (WHO-NCDK) is a health system intervention targeted at the primary healthcare (PHC) level and designed to provide essential medicines and equipment for NCDs management in emergency settings, meeting the needs of 10 000 people for 3 months. This operational evaluation aimed to assess the effectiveness and utility of the WHO-NCDK in two PHC facilities in Sudan and identify key contextual factors that may influence its implementation and impact. Using a cross-sectional mixed-methods observational approach that combined quantitative and qualitative data, the evaluation found that the kit played a critical role in maintaining continuity of care when other supply chain solutions were disrupted. However, contextual factors such as local communities’ unfamiliarity with healthcare facilities, the national integration of NCDs into PHC, and the existence of monitoring and evaluation systems were identified as important considerations for enhancing the WHO-NCDK’s utility and usefulness. The evaluation suggests that the WHO-NCDK can be an effective intervention in emergency settings, provided that contextual factors such as local needs, facility capacity and healthcare worker capacity are considered before kit deployments
Environmental health · Humanitarian aid · Medical emergency · Non-communicable disease · Political science · Public health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration
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