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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Europe2026

Strengthening non-communicable diseases monitoring systems in Europe through a multistakeholder collaborative approach: a key priority for advancing data-driven policymaking.

Benedetta Armocida, Hanna Tolonen, Ivo Rakovac, Beatrice Formenti, Jill Farrington, Allison Ekberg, Hector Bueno, Giovanni Capelli, Silvia Francisci, Morten S Frydensberg and 16 more

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Europe, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Benedetta ArmocidaDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità-ISS, Rome, Italy.
Hanna TolonenFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Ivo RakovacWHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Beatrice FormentiFondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Jill FarringtonWHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Allison EkbergWHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hector BuenoCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
Giovanni CapelliNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Silvia FrancisciNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Morten S FrydensbergHealth Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Ane FullaondoBiosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research, Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
Linda GranlundThe Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo, Norway.
Yhasmine Hamu AzcarateBiosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research, Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
Torben F HansenDepartment of Oncology, Vejle Hospital, Part of Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Emil HøstrupHealth Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Tomi Mäki-OpasDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Wellbeing Services County at North Savo, Kuopio, Finland.
Luigi PalmieriDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità-ISS, Rome, Italy.
Markku PeltonenFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Valentina PossentiNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Marco SilanoDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità-ISS, Rome, Italy.
Gundo WeilerWHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kremlin WickramasingheWHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Edwin WoutersCentre for Population, Family & Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Knut-Inge KleppThe Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Graziano OnderFondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Gauden GaleaFormer Strategic Adviser WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major drivers of disability, health expenditure, and productivity loss in Europe. Effective surveillance is essential to understand evolving needs, design and evaluate interventions, and ensure accountability. This paper provides a high-level overview of NCD monitoring in Europe, focusing on cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and major modifiable risk factors. It draws on three complementary sources: the EU Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (JACARDI, 32 countries), the Joint Action on the Prevention of NCDs (JA PreventNCD, 16 countries), and the WHO NCD Country Capacity Survey (2023, 53 WHO European Region Member States). These sources provide a comprehensive assessment of surveillance capacity, infrastructure and gaps, showing that NCD monitoring remains fragmented, underfunded, and limited in equity-sensitive data and policy integration. Strengthening governance, investment, and cross-country collaboration is crucial to build interoperable, and equity-oriented systems supporting evidence-informed decisions, accountability, and the right to health.

Indexed as

EuropeMonitoring systemNCDsPublic health policy

Identifiers

PMID41488490
PMCPMC12756707

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