Frontiers in Public Health (Jun 2023)
Integrating maternal, newborn, child health and non-communicable disease care in the sustainable development goal era
- Svetlana Akselrod,
- Anshu Banerjee,
- Téa E. Collins,
- Shambhu Acharya,
- Nazira Artykova,
- Ian Askew,
- Nino Berdzuli,
- Sergey Diorditsa,
- Rudolf Eggers,
- Jill Farrington,
- Zsuzsanna Jakab,
- Carina Ferreira-Borges,
- Bente Mikkelsen,
- Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat,
- Victor Olsavszky,
- Kidong Park,
- Howard Sobel,
- Huong Tran,
- Melita Vujnovic,
- Martin Weber,
- Wilson Were,
- Nuhu Yaqub,
- Daria Berlina,
- Catherine L. Dunlop,
- Luke N. Allen
Affiliations
- Svetlana Akselrod
- Global NCD Platform, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Anshu Banerjee
- Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Téa E. Collins
- Global NCD Platform, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Shambhu Acharya
- Country Strategy and Support, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Nazira Artykova
- WHO European Region Country Office in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Ian Askew
- Sexual and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Nino Berdzuli
- Division of Country Health Programmes, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Sergey Diorditsa
- WHO Representative's Office, WHO European Region Country Office in Belarus, Minsk, City of Minsk, Belarus
- Rudolf Eggers
- Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Jill Farrington
- Deputy Director-General Office, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Zsuzsanna Jakab
- Deputy Director-General Office, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Carina Ferreira-Borges
- Division of Country Health Programmes, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Bente Mikkelsen
- 0NCD Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat
- 1Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Victor Olsavszky
- 2WHO European Region Tajikistan Country Office, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Kidong Park
- 3Data, Strategy and Innovation Group, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
- Howard Sobel
- 4WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Country Office in the Solomon Islands, Manila, Philippines
- Huong Tran
- 5Division of Programmes for Disease Control, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
- Melita Vujnovic
- 6WHO European Region Office for the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Martin Weber
- 7Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Country Office in Greece, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Wilson Were
- 8Child Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Nuhu Yaqub
- 8Child Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Daria Berlina
- Global NCD Platform, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Catherine L. Dunlop
- 9Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Luke N. Allen
- Global NCD Platform, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1183712
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) are two deeply intertwined health areas that have been artificially separated by global health policies, resource allocations and programming. Optimal MNCH care can provide a unique opportunity to screen for, prevent and manage early signs of NCDs developing in both the woman and the neonate. This paper considers how NCDs, NCD modifiable risk factors, and NCD metabolic risk factors impact MNCH. We argue that integrated management is essential, but this faces challenges that manifest across all levels of domestic health systems. Progress toward Sustainable Development targets requires joined-up action.
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