Report
22 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The State of the World’s Children 2021...
14 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an increasingly connected world that is recognising the vital importance of physical activity (PA) for mental and physical health. It has exposed vulnerabilities and inequities in opportunities for communities and p...
Article
14 Oct 2021
Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is largely a preventable risk. Reducing pollution at its source can have a rapid and substantial impact on hea...
Report
09 Oct 2021
The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease report outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
09 Oct 2021
Background Social mobilisation is potentially a key tool in the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in fragile settings. This formative study addressed existing and potential social mobilisation mechanisms seeking behaviour to tackle NC...
Publication
08 Oct 2021
The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around the world on mental health policies, legislation, financing, human resources, availability and utilization of services and data collection syst...
Report
07 Oct 2021
On June 14 and 15, NCD Child, in partnership with the Ghana NCD Alliance and the South Africa NCD Alliance hosted an Independent Summit Dialogue for the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). The event was an opportunity for organizations and in...
Database
28 Sep 2021
Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide, with the disease claiming the lives of more than 300 000 women in 2018. Few...
Report
23 Sep 2021
With this report, we explore this diagnosis journey through the lens of those living with dementia and carers, clinicians, researchers and academics, and Alzheimer and dementia associations, as well as what can and must be improved. For more, clic...
Report
23 Sep 2021
This policy research report was commissioned to The George Institute for Global Health by the NCD Alliance, with support from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. We would like to thank Kent Buse, David Peiris, Emma Feeny from T...
Guide
22 Sep 2021
The WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines set the levels of air quality for a number of pollutants to be achieved everywhere in order to significantly reduce the adverse health effects of pollution. They also include interim targets which are incremental...
