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WHO MONICA Project: objectives and design.

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  • 1World Health Organization, Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, Geneva, Switzerland.

International Journal of Epidemiology
|January 1, 1989
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The World Health Organization MONICA Project tracked cardiovascular disease trends across 26 countries. It assessed how risk factors and medical care influenced these trends in over 10 million adults.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease Research

Background:

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA Project is a major international collaboration.
  • It aims to understand cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity trends globally.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure trends in cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.
  • To assess the relationship between these trends and changes in risk factors and medical care.

Main Methods:

  • Multicentre international collaborative study.
  • Standardized protocol used across 39 centers in 26 countries.
  • Population-based study covering approximately 10 million men and women aged 35-64.

Main Results:

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  • The project established a robust methodology for monitoring CVD.
  • Data collected provides insights into population-level cardiovascular health.
  • The MONICA methodology is adaptable for various non-communicable disease surveillance.

Conclusions:

  • The WHO MONICA Project successfully standardized the measurement of cardiovascular disease trends.
  • Its methodology is valuable for public health surveillance and prevention programs.
  • The project's framework supports ongoing efforts in non-communicable disease control.