Blog and News The 2nd National Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Scientific Conference 2020 was convened by the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) through Tanzania NCDs prevention and Control Program. The MOHCDGEC requested Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) to chair the organization and conduct of this conference. To ensure the national representation and participation, MUHAS convened a committee that constituted all research and training institutions as well as tertiary service delivery institutions that provide NCDs services and organizations working in addressing the burden of NCDs in Tanzania. The conference was successfully held at the Julius Nyerere international conventional centre (JNICC) from 9th to 10th of November 2020. The theme of this conference was “Strengthening health systems to prevent and control NCDs in Tanzania”. More than 500 participants took part in this conference as participants, presenters, exhibitors, and panellists. The participants were from the NCDs research community, health care professionals, students; MOHCDGEC; Regional and Local Government health authorities; International organizations, Local and international Non-governmental organisation; research institutions; civil societies, and technical experts. The two-day conference identified two priority areas which were discussed in the two days, respectively: 1) The fight against NCDs: leveraging on the multisectoral approach to mitigate risk factors and combat rising tide of NCDs in Tanzania; and 2) The impact of rising NCDs burden on health financing in Tanzania: Past experiences, present realities and future solutions. In addition to the key note addresses and panel discussions, these priority areas were also presented through the following sub-themes: 1. Health System strengthening in addressing the burden of NCDs in Tanzania 2. NCD and Comorbidities in Tanzania (The Burden, Trends and Management of NCDs) 3. Prevention and Promotion 4. Risk Factors for NCDs 5. Care and Treatment of NCDs 6. NCDs Governance 7. Research, Innovation and Technologies

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