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REPORT: A Review REGIONAL of the Japan-WHO MEETING International ON PREVENTION Visitors AND Programme CONTROL on OF <strong>NCD</strong> Prevention <strong>and</strong> Control, 2005-2009<br />

Part Part 12<br />

<strong>Building</strong> Capacity <strong>for</strong> <strong>NCD</strong> Prevention <strong>and</strong> Control<br />

Nearly all (97%) of the respondents stated that they had made contributions that resulted in organizational<br />

<strong>and</strong>/or national progress in <strong>NCD</strong>. Because the in<strong>for</strong>mation is self-reported, caution is required in interpreting<br />

the results. However, corroboration is provided by the respondents’ supervisors, of which 72% reported<br />

that they observed changes in their unit/organization as a result of their staff members’ participation at the<br />

JWIVP. All of the supervisors who responded to the survey indicated that they would willingly send another<br />

staff member to future iterations of the JWIVP.<br />

Suggestions made by participants to further strengthen the JWIVP in the future clustered around two<br />

thematic areas:<br />

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2.<br />

Greater involvement of representatives of other sectors, <strong>and</strong> addressing the relationship of public<br />

health to other sectors in the discussions – Participants clearly recognized the multi-sectoral nature<br />

of <strong>NCD</strong> work, <strong>and</strong> indicated that the course could be strengthened by broadening discussions to<br />

cover the role of other sectors <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>ing the faculty to include individuals representing other<br />

sectors, such as trade <strong>and</strong> the private sector.<br />

More time allotted to interactive sessions, particularly cross-country sharing of experiences –<br />

Numerous participants affi rmed the value of learning from each other during interactive sessions,<br />

not just of success but also of failures <strong>and</strong> lessons learned, <strong>and</strong> expressed the desire to see more of<br />

these types of discussions in future versions of the JWIVP. Participants also recognized the value of<br />

maintaining relationships with other participants as an in<strong>for</strong>mal network <strong>for</strong> <strong>NCD</strong> support.<br />

Clearly, the JWIVP fulfi lled its function of facilitating <strong>capacity</strong> enhancement <strong>for</strong> <strong>NCD</strong> <strong>prevention</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>control</strong><br />

among a key set of influential national <strong>and</strong> subnational programme managers. Given the increasing burden<br />

of <strong>NCD</strong> in the Western Pacifi c, <strong>and</strong> in light of the recent endorsement of the Global <strong>and</strong> Regional <strong>NCD</strong> Plans<br />

of Action, the following recommendations are made:<br />

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Consider ongoing <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>ed support to sustain <strong>NCD</strong> regional <strong>capacity</strong> building, with an<br />

emphasis on promoting cost-eff ective, evidence-based, integrated approaches to <strong>NCD</strong> <strong>prevention</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>control</strong>, building on existing regional initiatives such as Healthy Settings, Healthy Cities <strong>and</strong><br />

Healthy Isl<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> consistent with the stated objectives <strong>and</strong> strategies outlined in the Global <strong>and</strong><br />

Regional <strong>NCD</strong> Plans of Action.<br />

Explore how to utilize this regional mechanism to foster the development of a systematic strategy<br />

to monitor <strong>and</strong> assess Member States’ progress in achieving the goals <strong>and</strong> objectives of the Global<br />

<strong>and</strong> Regional <strong>NCD</strong> Plans of Action.<br />

Examine the utility of adapting this <strong>capacity</strong> building model <strong>for</strong> national <strong>and</strong> subnational <strong>NCD</strong><br />

<strong>capacity</strong> enhancement activities, <strong>and</strong> implement suitably adapted versions to exp<strong>and</strong> the <strong>NCD</strong><br />

work<strong>for</strong>ce within countries.

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