New data initiative helps Morocco lift lid on country’s risk factors for noncommunicable diseases

Rabat’s winding streets have long witnessed the bustling of shoppers, merchants and people from many walks of life. Joining the crowds soon will be specially trained health sector sleuths. They will be knocking on doors in this coastal city and throughout Morocco in teams of 4, armed with electronic tablets, asking household residents for signs of the main risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: Global & Universal Tags: health surveys [subject], health care surveys, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Morocco [country] Source Type: news