Expert Consensus Document
The Kathmandu Declaration on Global CVD/Hypertension Research and Implementation Science: A Framework to Advance Implementation Research for Cardiovascular and Other Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Angela Aifah
- Juliet Iwelunmor
- Constantine Akwanalo
- Jeroan Allison
- Alemayehu Amberbir
- Kwaku P. Asante
- Ana Baumann
- Angela Brown
- Mark Butler
- Milena Dalton
- Victor Davila-Roman
- Annette L. Fitzpatrick
- Meredith Fort
- Robert Goldberg
- Austrida Gondwe
- Duc Ha
- Jiang He
- Mina Hosseinipour
- Vilma Irazola
- Jemima Kamano
- Stephen Karengera
- Biraj M. Karmacharya
- Rajendra Koju
- Rashmi Maharjan
- Sailesh Mohan
- Vincent Mutabazi
- Eugene Mutimura
- Adamson Muula
- K.M.V. Narayan
- Hoa Nguyen
- Benson Njuguna
- Moffat Nyirenda
- Gbenga Ogedegbe
- Joep van Oosterhout
- Deborah Onakomaiya
- Shivani Patel
- Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila
- Manuel Ramirez-zea
- Jacob Plange-Rhule
- Dina Roche
- Archana Shrestha
- Hanspria Sharma
- Nikhil Tandon
- Nguyen Thu-Cuc
- Abhinav Vaidya
- Rajesh Vedanthan
- Mary Beth Weber
Abstract
Highlights
- NCD represent a serious challenge globally, particularly in LMIC.
- Implementation research capacity building are critical to inform the prevention and control of NCD in LMIC.
- Sustainable evidence-based strategies can reduce mortality and prevent avoidable illness from NCD.
- Strategic change agents (i.e., key stakeholders, institutions, communities, health systems, patients, and families) should work collaboratively to make the necessary advancements to reducing the burden of NCD in LMIC.
Published on Jun 1, 2019