TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Health Organization. 
TI  - Addressing noncommunicable diseases in the COVID-19 response
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Manila : 
PB  - WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
KW  - Coronavirus Infections
KW  - Infection Control
KW  - Disease Outbreaks
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - Chronic Disease
KW  - prevention and control
KW  - Noncommunicable Diseases
N2  - People with underlying noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎ such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer have a high risk for developing severe and even fatal COVID-19. It is important for them to strictly follow basic protective measures and make sure their chronic diseases are well managed. However, pandemics cripple health systems and compromise provision routine medical care. This technical note gives general guidance to people living with NCDs, their caregivers and family members, the public, health programme managers and health-care workers on how to reduce risks of a COVID-19 infection and maintain care for people living with NCDs during the outbreak
UR  - https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331923/NCD-COVID-19-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -