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04 Jun 2023

World Health Organization

Improving early detection and treatment of NCDs in Ghana (WHO Results Report 2022)

WHO Mid-Term Results Report 2022-2023 Country Impact Story Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases, have become the leading cause of death in most countries, accounting for approximately 74% deaths globally. In Ghana, 45% of all deaths are due to NCDs, yet the capacity to address NCDs in primary health care (PHC)...

04 Jun 2023

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31 May 2023

World Health Organization

Thailand: Improving hypertension care cascade with more than 60% control rate through innovation

The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand commemorated the World Health Day 2023 with an online advocacy campaign calling the public to “Know their numbers” by measuring their blood pressure regularly and correctly.&nbsp; According to the National Health Examination Survey, in 2021, the estimated Thais with hypertension is 14 million&nbsp;&nbsp; and only about 50% of them are recorded to be un...

31 May 2023

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29 May 2023

NCD Alliance

WHO Health for All report challenges leaders to adopt new approaches to health and the economy

Millions of excess deaths globally and 100 million people pushed into poverty in 2020 alone — these are some of the devastating legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic, an avoidable catastrophe that served as a brutal wake-up call to prioritise population health. It also demonstrated that health, the planet and the economy are inextricably linked, says a bold WHO report that proposes a whole new&nbsp;...

29 May 2023

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Mitigating the Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases through Locally Generated Evidence: Lessons from Tanzania

27 May 2023

The burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is rapidly increasing globally, and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the brunt of it. Tanzania is no exception. Addressing the rising burden of NCDs in this context calls for renewed efforts...

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Efforts to Address the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases Need Local Evidence and Shared Lessons from High-Burden Countries

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27 May 2023

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low and middle-income countries, particularly Tanzania, where NCDs account for a significant portion of the health burden alongside ongoing communicable diseases. This paper discuses the nee...

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Non-communicable Diseases Week: Best Practices in Addressing the NCDs Burden from Tanzania

Article

27 May 2023

Five million people die every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. In Tanzania, more than two-thirds of deaths are NCD-related. The country is investing in preventive and advocacy activities as well as interventions to reduce the burd...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+2

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World Diabetes Foundation, The Lancet

Integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (INTE-AFRICA): a pragmatic cluster-randomised, controlled trial

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27 May 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, health-care provision for chronic conditions is fragmented. The aim of this study was to determine whether integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension led to improved rates of retention in care for people with diab...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCommunicable diseasesPrimary health care+3

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26 May 2023

World Health Organization

More ways, to save more lives, for less money: World Health Assembly adopts more Best Buys to tackle noncommunicable diseases

The World Health Organization has expanded the list of ‘NCD best buys’. The updated list was approved at the 76th World Health Assembly, a move that will support governments to select lifesaving interventions and policies for the world’s biggest killers, noncommunicable diseases. This gives countries of every income level support to improve the health of their citizens.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...

26 May 2023

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World Health Organization

Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters

Report

23 May 2023

The Council was established in late 2020 by&nbsp;Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, WHO) to provide new economic thinking –&nbsp;reassessing how health and wellbeing are valued,&nbsp; produced and distributed across the economy. Th...

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

A New Agenda for Mental Health in the Americas: Report of the Pan American Health Organization High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19

Report

20 May 2023

Unmet mental health needs in the Region of the Americas are a leading source of morbidity and mortality, which result in tremendous health, social, and economic consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis in the Regio...

ReportMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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International Alliance for Diabetes Action, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol

A framework for improving diabetes care in humanitarian emergencies

Article

20 May 2023

More than 100 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict and violence in 2022, a historic number that is expected to increase this year. Additionally, a mean of approximately 200 million people are affected by natural dis...

ArticleDiabetesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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Conflict and Health

Assessment of the WHO non-communicable diseases kit for humanitarian emergencies in South Sudan: a retrospective, prospective, observational study

Article

19 May 2023

BackgroundThe WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) was developed to support care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian settings. Targeting primary healthcare, each kit contains medicines and supplies that are forecasted to meet the...

ArticleEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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