Building Capacity for NCD Prevention and Control (3–7 August 2009, Japan)
Summary
The meeting was held in two parts: (1) a review of progress and an opportunity for ongoing training for previous participants, held in Saitama, Japan from 3 to 5 August 2009 (fifth in a series of training programmes that began in 2005); and (2) a dialogue that included policy-makers on next steps, held in Tokyo, Japan, from 6 to 7 August 2009.
It consisted of technical presentations, country presentations, group exercises and plenary discussions. Participants reviewed country progress against the objectives of the Regional Action Plan (RAP), assessed the strength of political support and programme capacity needed to attain those objectives and prioritized action areas for the near future.