NCDs 1
NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES IN PHC
11/27/2024
, Learning Objective
2
At the end of the training you will be
able to describe the following:
Basic terminology
Comparison of non-communicable
diseases and communicable diseases
The burden of disease of the four main
NCDs
How risk factors affect the burden of
NCDs.
NCDs 11/27/2024
, Lesson overview
3
Characteristics of NCDs
Definition of risk factors and
metabolic risk factors
Common risk factors for NCDs
More in-depth discussions on four
leading NCDs
Definition
Health effect
NCDs 11/27/2024
, Non-Communicable Disease(NCDs) Definition
4
Chronic conditions that do not result
from a
acute infectious process and hence are
not communicable.
A disease that has a prolonged course,
that does not resolve spontaneously,
and for which a complete cure is rarely
achieved.
NCDs 11/27/2024
NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES IN PHC
11/27/2024
, Learning Objective
2
At the end of the training you will be
able to describe the following:
Basic terminology
Comparison of non-communicable
diseases and communicable diseases
The burden of disease of the four main
NCDs
How risk factors affect the burden of
NCDs.
NCDs 11/27/2024
, Lesson overview
3
Characteristics of NCDs
Definition of risk factors and
metabolic risk factors
Common risk factors for NCDs
More in-depth discussions on four
leading NCDs
Definition
Health effect
NCDs 11/27/2024
, Non-Communicable Disease(NCDs) Definition
4
Chronic conditions that do not result
from a
acute infectious process and hence are
not communicable.
A disease that has a prolonged course,
that does not resolve spontaneously,
and for which a complete cure is rarely
achieved.
NCDs 11/27/2024
