Table 1.

WHO non-communicable diseases (NCD) progress monitor for East African community (2017/2020)

Indicator	Kenya	Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar)	Uganda	Rwanda	Burundi
National NCD targets	●/●	●/●	○/○	○/○	●/●
Mortality data	○/○	○/○	○/○	○/○	○/○
Risk factor surveys	●/●	◐/◐	●/●	◐/◐	○/○
National integrated NCD policy/strategy/action plan	●/●	●/●	○/○	○/○	○/●
Tobacco demand-reduction measures	◐/◐	○/◐	◐/◐	◐/◐	○/◐
Harmful use of alcohol reduction measures	◐/◐	◐/◐	◐/◐	◐/◐	◐/◐
Unhealthy diet reduction measures	○/○	◐/◐	○/○	○/○	○/○
Public education and awareness campaign on physical activity	○/○	○/○	○/●	○/●	○/○
Guidelines for management of cancer, CVD, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease	◐/●	○/●	●/●	●/●	◐/◐
Drug therapy/counselling to prevent heart attacks and strokes	○/○	○/○	○/○	○/○	○/○

●=fully achieved ◐=partially achieved ○=not achieved.

NCD Progress Monitor, 2017/2020. Geneva WHO; 2017/2020.

CVD, cardiovascular diseases.