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19 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives

WHO today published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health and sustainable development that a fully-financed WHO could deliver over the next five years. The investment case describes how WHO, working together with its Member States and partners, will help to save up to 30 million lives, add up to 100 million years of healthy living to the world’s popul...

19 Sep 2018

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Union for International Cancer Control

Confronting the Investment Gap in Non-Communicable Disease Treatment and Care

Report

19 Sep 2018

This report aims to provide an analysis of the gap in investment in NCD treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries. We identify major factors driving the gap and hindering investment, suggest potential solutions to increase the flow of ne...

ReportCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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13 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

WHO Global Conference on NCDs, 18-20 October 2017

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Conference report of the WHO Global Conference on NCDs To help address gaps in national policies on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the Office of the President of Uruguay and the Ministry of Health of Uruguay organized the WHO Global Conference on NC...

13 Sep 2018

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13 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

GCM/NCD Side Event: Prince Mahidol Award Conference

Bangkok, Thailand&nbsp; 30 January 2017 The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism for the Prevention and Control of NCDs (GCM/NCD) hosted a side event on 30 January 2017 at the prestigious invitation-only Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition, the GCM/NCD had two speaking engagements in the main program. The WHO GCM/NCD side event entitled: NCDs and Sustainable D...

13 Sep 2018

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World Health Organization

WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes

Guide

12 Sep 2018

Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage. Further, the health sector has the potential to be a driver of economic...

GuideMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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04 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region resolve to make essential medical products accessible, affordable to all

Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable and accessible to all, both within the Region and beyond. “Access to safe, effective and affordable medical products vital to prevent sufferings and impoverishment resulting from high out-of-pocket expenses on healthcare by families, especially the poor...

04 Sep 2018

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31 Aug 2018

World Health Organization

Protecting women in Solomon Islands from cervical cancer

Laura Teika is a young woman with big dreams. The 15-year-old Solomon Islander plans to study hard so she can go to university to become a meteorologist. In the meantime, she explains, there are many barriers for girls her age to reach their goals. “Young people face a lot of peer pressure. There are problems with drugs and with teenagers getting pregnant,” she says. In Solomon Islands,...

31 Aug 2018

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American Cancer Society

Factors influencing risk-based care of the childhood cancer survivor in the 21st century

Publication

15 Aug 2018

The population of adult survivors of childhood cancer continues to grow as survival rates improve. Although it is well established that these survivors experience various complications and comorbidities related to their malignancy and treatment, this...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets+1

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World Health Organization

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into paediatrics.

Publication

10 Aug 2018

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children – neonates, infants, children, and adolescents up to 19 years of age – who need pediatric palli...

PublicationCancerMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health+1

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World Health Organization

Why palliative care is an essential function of primary health care

Publication

07 Aug 2018

"Why Palliative Care is an Essential Function of Primary Health Care" emphasizes that integrating palliative care into primary health care is crucial for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and improving the quality of life for patients with se...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care+5

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AIDS

Opportunities and challenges for evidence-informed HIV-noncommunicable disease integrated care policies and programs lessons from Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Kenya

Publication

27 Jul 2018

Introduction:&nbsp; Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are recognizing the growing dual burden of HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This article explores the availability, implementation processes, opportunities and challenges for polici...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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05 Jul 2018

Primary Care International

Leave no one behind: NCDs in humanitarian crises cannot be ignored

Globally, non-communicable diseases are now the leading cause of death. And there is a growing awareness that humanitarian emergencies are increasingly occurring in populations who – as a result of changes in demographics (ageing population) and environment (unhealthy diet, tobacco use, physical inactivity) – are already at high risk of NCDs. In increasingly protracted crisis situations, in wh...

05 Jul 2018

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