STOP-NCD
STOP-NCD is a five-year National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Centre which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of populations in West Africa through comprehensive and sustainable capacity strengthening for high-quality applied non-communicable disease (NCD) research.
Outputs
The STOP-NCD consortium has produced a growing body of peer-reviewed publications spanning hypertension and diabetes care, primary health system capacity, mental health service access, and the use of artificial intelligence in NCD risk prediction.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Can artificial intelligence bridge critical gaps in hypertension prediction and risk assessment in low- and middle-income countries? A scoping review
Institutional capacity for non-communicable disease care in Ghana's primary health care system: a multi-method study
Assessing the drivers of non-communicable diseases prevention activities in primary health care facilities in Ghana: a case study of some selected districts
Disparities in the access and provision of mental health services as part of primary health care: a case study of Ga-South district in the Greater Accra region
Estimating the prevalence, socioeconomic determinants, and health seeking behavior of individuals with depression in Ghana
Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review
Impact of health systems interventions in primary health settings on type 2 diabetes care and health outcomes among adults in West Africa: A systematic review
Exploring the path to optimal diabetes care by unravelling the contextual factors affecting access, utilisation, and quality of primary health care in West Africa: A scoping review protocol
Factors influencing primary care management for patients living with hypertension in West Africa – A scoping review protocol
Factors influencing access, quality, and utilization of primary health care for patients living with hypertension in West Africa – A scoping review
Factors influencing primary care access for common mental health conditions among adults in West Africa: protocol for a scoping review
Impact of health systems interventions in primary health settings on type 2 diabetes care and health outcomes among adults in West Africa: A systematic review protocol
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Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for comorbid mental illness among people with hypertension and type 2 diabetes in West Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for glycaemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes in West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
STOP-NCD Newsletter
STOP-NCD in the News
The project has featured in national and regional media coverage across Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger:
- Deuxième atelier de coproduction des interventions du programme NIHR-STOP-NCD — LASDEL
- Atelier de coproduction des interventions du Programme Stop-Maladies Non Transmissibles au Niger — Le Sahel
- Dosso/Santé: Deuxième atelier de co-production des interventions du programme action Stop-NCD — Le Sahel
- There is poor funding for the NCD prevention and control programme – Research — Ghana News Agency
- Let's use telemedicine to improve medical care in rural communities – Prof. Agyepong — Ghanaian Times
- GCPS, partners launch Stop-NCD campaign to strengthen healthcare systems — MyJoyOnline
- There is poor funding for the NCD prevention and control programme – Research — MSN
- Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) awareness and understanding lacking — Prof Agyepong — The Ghana Report
- There is poor funding for the NCD prevention and control programme – Research — Graphic Online
- There is poor funding for the NCD prevention, control programme — Research Team — Modern Ghana
- Let's use telemedicine to improve medical care in rural communities – Prof. Agyepong — Business Ghana
- Ghana must do more to raise awareness on Non-Communicable Diseases – Prof Agyepong — Class FM
- GCPS, partners launch Stop-NCD campaign to strengthen healthcare systems — Ghanamma
- Non-communicable diseases awareness and understanding lacking – Prof Agyepong — 3News