Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness Through Noncommunicable Disease Strategies
Thematic area: Preparedness |
Sub thematic area: Pandemic prepardeness
Applicability: Global |
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Year of publication: 2021 |
Organization(s): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RTI International, North Carolina
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the effect of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on infectious disease outcomes. This effect can be observed at both the individual and the population level. At the individual level, the presence of preexisting chronic conditions increases a patient’s risk of severe COVID-19 disease . At the population level, the aggregate prevalence of chronic conditions could compound the pandemic’s overall burden on health systems and the economy .
