NCDs such as diabetes, heart disease, strokes, cancers and chronic lung conditions kill 36 million people a year - that is more than half of all deaths worldwide.
And these conditions are rising rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries in South East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and South America.
The OU and C3 are supporting the development of freely available open educational resources, to increase in the numbers of effective NCD-trained health professionals.
The project is being piloted in india. For more information see International Development Office news.
Posted 14 May 2013
