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29 Jul 2022
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals prioritise universal health coverage (UHC) and commit to reducing the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as well as communicable diseases. This handbook is an important enabling tool to achieve...
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29 Jul 2022
This knowledge and skills reference guide provides a comprehensive list of required knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical and related care to support pharmacists to develop, upskill and refresh knowledge in cardiovascular diseases and related roles...
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29 Jul 2022
This handbook identifies and describes pharmacist-led interventions in cardiovascular disease prevention, screening, management, and treatment optimisation to both support their implementation in pharmacy practice and to support advocacy efforts towa...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This knowledge and skills reference guide provides a comprehensive list of required knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical and related care to support pharmacists to develop, upskill and refresh knowledge in cancer care and related roles in pharmacy....
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This handbook identifies and describes pharmacist-led interventions in cancer prevention, screening, management, and treatment optimisation to both support their implementation in pharmacy practice and to support advocacy efforts towards the optimisa...
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24 Jul 2022
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
Publication
24 Jul 2022
The World Heart Federation policy brief, The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health: Myths and Measures, highlights the latest scientific evidence on alcohol and cardiovascular disease, challenging long-standing myths around alcohol's...
13 Jul 2022
In sub-Saharan Africa, preventing and treating breast cancer is a pressing public health issue. Breast cancer survival rates five years after diagnosis stand at a dismal 40% in sub-Saharan Africa – as compared to over 90% in most high-income countries. In countries showing successful reductions in breast cancer mortality rates, most breast cancer patients are diagnosed at an early stage, when...
13 Jul 2022
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Jul 2022
Key facts 1 in every 8 people in the world live with a mental disorder Mental disorders involve significant disturbances in thinking, emotional regulation, or behaviour There are many different types of mental disorders Effective preventi...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jul 2022
Key facts The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths. Overall, 5.1% of the glob...
05 Jul 2022
This feature video story shows how this urban community in Wakabadai, Japan promotes social participation in older people
05 Jul 2022
Guide
04 Jul 2022
This WHO-led compendium collates guidance from WHO and other UN agencies on policies, interventions, capacity-building, and awareness for improving the health impacts of environmental issues.
