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Report: Expert and stakeholder virtual consultation meeting to develop the Africa CDC Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Strategy
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Description
The meeting was organized by Africa CDC to bring all stakeholders together to reflect and provide recommendations on the key functional areas of the strategy development framework. The functional areas in which partnership, collaboration and health systems strengthening are needed for NCDs and mental health are: – Governance – Health promotion and protection – Surveillance – Healthcare, laboratories and diagnostics – Workforce – Research The table below summarizes the discussion and contributions of Member States and partners during the meeting. The following NCDs and MH health systems strengthening priorities areas of action were recommended to Africa CDC: