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noncommunicable diseases ncds pose special challenges developing countries ethiopia growing ncd burden raised public health concern significant social economic developmental effects thus study sought examine health communication practices addressing ncds bahir dar city amhara region ethiopia qualitative case study conducted january april 2023 study employed indepth interviews focus group discussions observations gather data health extension workers ncd experts ncd focal persons experiences perspectives regarding ncd prevention control participants purposively selected thematic analysis technique employed analyze data study found several health communication strategies health promotion training creating model households screening referrals followups rehabilitation services activities reporting employed nevertheless lack consistent reliable longlasting professional health communication regarding ncd prevention management challenges contributing deficient practices overloading hews various tasks allocating many households single hew shortage screening tools shortage financial human resources weak interdisciplinary collaboration covid19 recurrent conflicts city region lack health communication skills affected health interventions concerning communication methods onetoone communication frequently employed mass media social media rare generally ncd communication particular health communication general receive priority healthrelated activities city study found poor health communication practices preventing controlling ncds thus professional practice health communication ncds must prioritized emphasis given intersectoral collaborations prioritizing financial human resources also essential effective ncd communication