Guide
17 Oct 2018
A practical guide for programme managers on how to implement effective cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly linked to early detection programmes or curable cancers.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
A practical guide for programme managers on how to implement effective cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly linked to early detection programmes or curable cancers.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
A practical guide for medium level decision-makers and programme managers on how to advocate for policy development and effective programme implementation for cancer control.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
A practical guide for medium level decision-makers and programme managers on how to advocate for policy development and effective programme implementation for cancer control.
16 Oct 2018
Ultraprocessed products are food and drink products that have gone through multiple stages of industrial processing, to the point where the end product contains very little real food at all, let alone any nutritional value. Not only are ultraprocessed foods full of sugar, fats, and sodium, but they are rich in additives designed to mimic and enhance the real flavor of food, which makes us consume...
16 Oct 2018
Guide
16 Oct 2018
The World Health Assembly has resolved that palliative care is “an ethical responsibility of health systems” and that integration of palliative care into public health care systems is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development G...
08 Oct 2018
After empowering hundreds of girls and young mothers in poor communities across Rio de Janeiro, the joint programme by UN Women and International Olympic Committee enters its second phase.
08 Oct 2018
05 Oct 2018
Representatives from 60 countries and more than 200 cities – roughly half of them located in the WHO European Region – have gathered in Belfast, United Kingdom, for the WHO International Healthy Cities Conference, taking place on 1–4 October. Over the course of the event, participants will take part in plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and site visits that aim to equip cities wi...
05 Oct 2018
27 Sep 2018
Remarks at UNGA side event: “Friends of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Supporting Member States to achieve the NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals targets”. Read the full article here.
27 Sep 2018
27 Sep 2018
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has renewed the appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Injuries, as world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York to agree steps to better address NCDs, the world’s biggest killers. “I am delighted that Mike Bloomberg has agreed to continue in h...
27 Sep 2018
27 Sep 2018
While world hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, we are also observing an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo said today. Speaking at the Third High-Level Event on Non-Communicable Diseases taking place on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly, Semedo sounded the alarm o...
27 Sep 2018
21 Sep 2018
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than three quarters of these deaths were among men. Overall, the harmful use of alcohol causes more than 5% of the global disease burden. Read the full article here.
21 Sep 2018
