Ten local intervention plans to reduce the risks of non-communicable diseases will be worked out by teams of international and local specialists within a workshop that will be held on March 14-15. The activity forms part of the project “Healthy Life. Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Moldova” that is financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, IPN reports.
The workshop is designed to strengthen the health professionals’ capacity to efficiently intervene to change social behaviors and help adopt healthy eating habits, have an active lifestyle and give up smoking and drinking. Deputy Director of Cooperation at the Swiss Cooperation Office in Moldova Matthias Leicht-Miranda said British experts will share their experience with local health professionals. The population’s health depends greatly on the health services that should be of an appropriate level.
Aliona Sebulenco, Secretary of State in charge of public health, said Moldova, as the countries of the region, faces challenges related to health. “We speak about insufficient human and financial resources in the health sector, the high level of morbidity and mortality through non-communicable diseases, population ageing, alcohol abuse and smoking, especially among young people. The slogan “Prevention is cheaper than cure” is now more topical than ever,” stated Aliona Sebulenco.
Ala Curteanu, the representative of the project “Healthy Life. Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Moldova”, said the workshop held in Chisinau was designed as a productive inter-sector cooperation platform for reducing risk factors that cause non-communicable diseases.
The workshop involves teams of specialists from ten pilot districts.
The non-communicable diseases, such as the circulatory system diseases, cancer, lung diseases, diabetes, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis, are the main cause of morbidity, disability and mortality in Moldova.
