ReviewIranian journal of public health2024
Implementation of the Package of Essential Non-Communicable (PEN) Disease Interventions in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Where Are the Gaps in Diabetes Care? An Evidence Gap Mapping of the Diabetes Patient Journey in Indonesia.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2026Pooled it
- Community-integrated noncommunicable disease service models: lessons from China.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- National program for cardiovascular disease and hypertension in primary healthcare: WHO-PEN program initial scale-up in Iran (IraPEN).BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Association Between the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Disease Interventions and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes in Palestine: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Implementing WHO PEN in primary health in Moldova: a qualitative evaluation of barriers, enablers, and lessons for scale-up.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Evidence on implementing WHO Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) Diseases Interventions: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Assessing the drivers of non-communicable diseases prevention activities in primary health care facilities in Ghana: a case study of some selected districts.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Implementation of the World Health Organization's Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions: an overview of reviews.Public health reviews · 2026Review
- Primary healthcare system readiness for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in Nepal.Discover public health · 2026Article
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- Ischemic Heart Disease and the Epidemiologic Transition: Progress without Reduction in Global Burden.Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)Review
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Abstract
Background: To deal with the rising prevalence and death rate of non-communicable diseases, the WHO designed a package of essential interventions for non-communicable diseases for low- and middle-income countries. This review aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators of the implementation of this program. Methods: The electronic databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scientific Information Database (SID) were searched for papers without a time limit at the end of Dec 2020. Only English and Persian languages were considered. The PRISMA guideline was consulted. Results: Overall, 15 articles were selected for the final analysis out of 404 initially retrieved ones, based on inclusion/exclusion criteria and quality assessment. Thirteen articles had good quality, while 2 articles were of fair quality. Studies were published during 2014-2020. Thematic analysis was used to make sense of papers so that barriers and facilitators were categorized within 2 main themes and 7 sub-themes. Certain organizational factors including human resources, service delivery, structure, leadership/governance, data and information, resources, and financing were identified as barriers and facilitators. Knowledge and culture, and economic and social factors were identified as contextual factors. Conclusion: By considering the factors identified in this study, policymakers and health system managers can be more successful in implementing this WHO PEN and similar packages.
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