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Table 1 Selected tracer conditions

Cluster		Condition or services	Classification	Target population/life-stage¹	Gender importance	Type of service²
1	Reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health	post-natal care	service	infant; adolescents; adults	women and infants	T, M
2	Communicable	influenza	vaccine-preventable	children older adults	both	P
2	Communicable	tuberculosis	chronic	all	both	P, D, T, M
3	Cardiovascular diseases	hypertension	chronic	adults; older adults	both	P, D, T, M
3	Cardiovascular diseases	heart disease	chronic	adults; older adults	both	P, D, T, M
4	Diabetes	diabetes type II	chronic	adults; older adults	both	P, D, T, M
5	Respiratory	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	chronic	adults; older adults	both	P, D, T, M
5	Respiratory	asthma	chronic	childhood – onwards	both	P, D, T, M
6	Cancer	breast	chronic	adults	women	D, M
		cervical	vaccine-preventable	adolescents	women	P, D, M
		colorectal	chronic	older adults	men	D, M
7	Mental health	depression	chronic	adolescents – onwards	both	P, D, T, M

¹Life-stage translated to age ranges: infant (0 to 1 year); children (1 to 10 years); adolescent (11 to 19 years); adults (20 to 59 years); older adults (60+ years)
²Type of service – P prevention; D detection; T treatment; M management

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