Global NCD InfoBase

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De: procor-bounces@healthnet.org [mailto:procor-bounces@healthnet.org] Em nome de Bonita, Ruth Beaglehole
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 20 de abril de 2005 10:35
Para: procor@usa.healthnet.org
Assunto: [ProCOR] Invitation to review your country level CVD risk factor data

Dear Colleagues,

You may remember the launch of SuRF Report 1 in May 2003 (see www.who.int/ncd_surveillance/infobase/en ). This report was based on the Global NCD InfoBase, a partnership with, and expansion of, the CVD InfoBase.

The InfoBase collates, in one place, all details on country specific data on 8 major risk factors including survey, source, and measure of the uncertainty around estimates of age specific prevalence and means.
Much progress has been made since then. In particular, using existing data, comparable country estimates have been made for mean blood pressure, overweight and obesity.

You are invited to visit the development web site
http://www.who.int/ncd_surveillance/infobase/web/NCDInfoBase/CountryProf
iles/ListCountries.aspx
to view the relevant pages for your particular country (or any with which you are familiar). Please provide feedback and comment to the manager of the WHO InfoBase, Dr K Strong (strongk@who.int ) on the following:

*Content (and confirmation that this is the best data for your country - ie most recent, nationally representative)
*Format and display
*Navigation

If you are having problems accessing the web, please send a message requesting a PDF of the files for the country of interest.

We are interested in your feedback, which is crucial to the overall quality and completeness.

Your efforts and time are recognised and appreciated.

With thanks
Ruth

Dr Ruth Bonita

Member of ProCOR International Advisory Council and Director, Surveillance
Office of the Assistant Director-General (ADGO)
Evidence for Information and Policy (EIP)
World Health Organization