WHO convened a meeting “Reduction of cardiovascular burden through cost-effective integrated management of cardiovascular risk: addressing hypertension, smoking cessation and diabetes”. Participants included health-care providers with hands-on experience in low-resource settings; international experts; representatives from WHO Regional Offices; nongovernmental organizations; and private-sector representatives. The objective of the meeting was to refine a package of tools for comprehensive CVD risk management in under-resourced settings in developed and developing countries. The package informs policy-makers of the need to address CVD risks and the feasibility of doing so using an appropriate programme. The package utilizes affordable approaches for CVD risk management, and promotes rational resource allocation, evidence-based nonpharmacological treatment and cost-effective generic drugs. The package also includes self-management strategies.

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