Addressing the Unique Needs of Men and Women in Non-Communicable Disease Services

This technical brief is designed to provide a quick reference for improvement specialists, clinicians, health workers and implementing partners working in non-communicable disease (NCD) services. Different gender-related issues affect NCD programming, including different gender-related risk factors for males and females; differences in access to care and care-seeking behavior among men and women; different treatment by providers; and lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender-sensitive indicators. These issues need to be taken into account when designing, implementing, and evaluating NCD intervention strategies and services; relevant recommendations are provided. Links to additional resources are provided at the end of the document.