Air pollution & NCDs: WHO & partner resources
07 Jul 2025
Guide
05 Jul 2025
The WHO Framework to implement a life course approach in practice summarizes current evidence to reorient health systems to produce health and well-being, draws on global examples of implementation, and proposes next steps. A life course approach ack...
Database
04 Jul 2025
The Air pollution and health training toolkit for health workers (APHT) is a set of materials designed to enable health workers, in both the clinical and public health fields, to understand the health risks of air pollution and identify risk reductio...
Database
04 Jul 2025
WHO monitors the exposure levels and health impacts (i.e., deaths, DALYs) of air pollution at the national, regional, and global level from ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Such estimates are used for official reporting like the world h...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
04 Jul 2025
This briefing outlines our priority recommendations to UN Member States following the review of Rev. 1 of the Political Declaration. It directly addresses key thematic areas of the draft text that must be strengthened or preserved to ensure an action...
03 Jul 2025
Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) after tobacco smoking. Despite being a critical driver of the global NCD burden, air pollution often remains overlooked in the global NCD response. By recognizing and addressing this gap, we have a powerful opportunity to save lives, protect livelihoods, and advance both human and planetary health. Outdoor (am...
03 Jul 2025
Article
03 Jul 2025
Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to...
03 Jul 2025
Movendi International Partners With Ambitious New WHO-Led 3×35 Initiative to Promote Health and Development For All Through Alcohol and Other Pro-Health TaxesThe World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes, in a move designed to curb chronic diseases an...
03 Jul 2025
03 Jul 2025
The World Health Organisation’s new “3 by 35” Initiative urges governments to raise the real prices of alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035. Backed by Movendi International and other global partners, the initiative aims to prevent 50 million premature deaths, generate $1 trillion in revenue, and reduce harm from noncommunicable diseases.Evidence from countries like Sri...
03 Jul 2025
02 Jul 2025
The “3 by 35” Initiative targets tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to cut deaths and boost health and development fundingWHO News ReleaseThe World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes in a move designed to curb chronic diseases and generate...
02 Jul 2025
Publication
02 Jul 2025
This comprehensive, competency-based training is free, aligns with CMS requirements for training and uses evidence-based information to prepare patient navigators to effectively address barriers to care for cancer patients and survivors. Through a co...