Technical Working Group Meeting on Regional Action Plan and
Targets for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 June 2013
PROGRAMME
Day-1, Tuesday, 11 June 2013
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
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09:30 – 09:45
Overview of Global NCD monitoring framework including indicators and voluntary targets
- Presentation by Mrs Leanne Margaret Riley, WHO/HQ
09:45 – 18:00
Welcome and opening remarks by Dr Yonas Tegegn, WHO Representative, Thailand
Expected outcomes of the meeting by Dr Renu Garg, WHO/SEARO
Self-introduction by participants
Appointment of office bearers
Session 1: Current situation and capacity in the South-East Asia Region to report on the global
voluntary targets
The goal of this session is to take stock of the current situation and capacity to collect and report
on the NINE global voluntary targets. For each target, there will be a 10 minute presentation by a
resource person followed by a 30 minute discussion. It is suggested that the presentation and
discussion should be focused on: Is baseline information available for the target? Is there a
reliable system for data collection in the Member countries? What is the current capacity of
Member countries to collect and report on the target every 5 years? What additional data
collection mechanisms are needed to enable reporting on the nine global targets? At the end of
the session, the current regional situation and capacity will be summarized and recommendations
will be made on minimum actions/mechanisms needed for collecting, using and reporting data on
the nine global voluntary targets.
09:45 – 10:45
Target 1: Premature mortality from NCDs
- Presentation by Dr Chalapati Rao, Australia
- Discussion
10:45 – 11:00
TEA / COFFEE
11:00 – 11:45
Target 2: Harmful use of alcohol
- Presentation by Dr Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, Thailand
- Discussion
11:45 – 12:30
Target 3: Tobacco Use
- Presentation by Dr Prakash C. Gupta, India
- Discussion
12:30 – 13:15
Target 4: Physical inactivity
- Presentation by Dr Imran Agus Nurali, Indonesia
- Discussion
13:15 – 14:00
LUNCH
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14:00 – 14:45
Target 5: Salt/sodium intake
- Presentation by Dr Sohel Reza Choudhury, Bangladesh
- Discussion
14:45 – 15:30
Target 6: Raised blood pressure
- Presentation by Dr Tashi Wangdi, Bhutan
- Discussion
15:30 – 15:45
TEA / COFFEE
15:45 – 16:30
Target 7: Diabetes/obesity
- Presentation by Dr Tint Swe Latt, Myanmar / Dr Chandrika Wijerathne, Sri Lanka
- Discussion
16:30 – 17:15
Target 8: Drug therapy and counselling
- Presentation by Dr Chaisri Supornsilaphachai, Thailand /Dr Arjun Karki, Nepal
- Discussion
17:15 – 18:00
Target 9: Essential NCD medicines and technologies
- Presentation by Dr Lakshmi Somatunga, Sri Lanka
- Discussion
18:00 – 18:15
Wrap up of Session I –Chair
18:30 – 20:00
Reception
Day-2, Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Session II: Proposed new targets for the South-East Asia Region
The goal of this session is to have in-depth discussions on new targets being proposed for
Member countries of the Region. For each new target, there will be a 15 minute presentation by
a resource person followed by a 45 minute discussion. It is suggested that the presentation and
discussion be focused on: What is the epidemiological burden and public health relevance in the
09:00 – 12:30
Region? Are there evidence-based, cost-effective and feasible public health interventions
available? What is the proposed indicator (numerator and denominator) and target (goal stated
in numeric value)? Are there existing mechanisms at the country level to collect data, set a
baseline target and monitor changes over time? Is it feasible to achieve the target at the country
level? What are the priority actions that need to be implemented at the country level to achieve
the target? The session is expected to evolve a consensus and make recommendations on the
new targets for the Region (in addition to the nine global voluntary targets).
09:00 – 10:00
Cervical cancer
- Presentation by Dr Surendra Shastri, India
- Discussion
10:00 – 11:00
Oral cancer
- Presentation by Dr Habib Benzian, Germany
- Discussion
11:00 – 11:15
TEA / COFFEE
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11:15 – 12:15
Household air pollution
- Presentation by Dr Dheeraj Gupta, India
- Discussion
12:15 to 12:45
Discussion on any other new targets
12:45 to 13:00
Wrap up of Session II-Chair
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 17:00
Session III: Strengthening NCD surveillance and monitoring in Member countries
The goal of this session is to discuss the minimum data collection mechanisms that Member
countries need to establish/strengthen for collecting data and reporting on the global and
(additional regional) targets. The session will also discuss how national capacity can be built
in order to achieve the above. The outcome of the session will be recommendations on the
minimum data collection systems at the country level and short and medium term strategies
for strengthening surveillance and monitoring in Member countries
14:00 – 15:30
Minimum data collection systems required at the country level for reporting on the global and
regional NCD voluntary targets
- Presentation by Mrs Leanne Margaret Riley, WHO/HQ – 10 min
- Discussion
15:30 – 15:45
TEA / COFFEE
15:45 – 17:00
Building regional and national capacity to improve NCD surveillance and monitoring in Member
countries
- Discussion
Day-3, Thursday, 13 June 2013
09:00 – 10:30
Session IV: Regional and National NCD Action Plans
The goal of this session is to discuss revisions to the draft regional NCD action plan and to
identify next steps for development and implementation of national multisectoral NCD
action plan, including monitoring framework, indicators and targets
- Discussion on the Revised Regional NCD Action Plan
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10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 13:00
Development and implementation of National NCD Action Plan including monitoring
framework, indicators and targets
TEA / COFFEE
Recommendations of the Technical Working Group
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Summary and recommendations on regional NCD targets
Summary and recommendations on strengthening NCD surveillance and monitoring in
SEAR Member countries
Summary and recommendations on development and implementation of national NCD
action plans including monitoring framework, indicators and targets in Member Countries
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30
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15:30
Tea
Conclusions
Next steps
Closing
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