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World Health Organization (WHO)

Access to NCD medicines: emergent issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and key structural factors

Publication

22 Mar 2023

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in the treatment and care of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This report examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseases

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional workshop on expanding availability and access to palliative care.

Report

07 Mar 2023

Substantial effort is needed to make palliative care available and accessible to the people in need. This workshop was being organized as an effort to support countries in bring palliative care into priority at policies and strengthen the capacity to...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean

Stories from the field: sharing successful strategies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region in mitigating noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

01 Jan 2023

This publication concentrates on unpublished accounts of what Eastern Mediterranean Region countries have done to address noncommunicable diseases and mental health issues, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is not to give a comple...

Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyPrimary health care+5

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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WHO and colleagues

Key messages and partnerships to raise awareness and improve outcomes for people with asthma and COPD in LMIC

Article

01 Dec 2022

This editorial is a summary of discussions at a WHO-convened stakeholder meeting to develop key messages to improve outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory diseases. It could be a useful reference for advocacy work relating to asthma and...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Dialogue with the private sector on access to medicines and technologies for diabetes care, November 2022

Article

02 Nov 2022

The World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.4, adopted in May&nbsp;2021, marked a historic milestone in the collective efforts to address the global diabetes epidemic and urged Member&nbsp;States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosi...

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Advancing early detection of breast cancer in resource- limited settings – Workshop Report

Report

01 Oct 2022

On the occasion of the 2022 World Cancer Congress, UICC and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a three-hour workshop to support progress in advancing the early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings. Many cases of cancer i...

ReportCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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The Lancet

The availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMIC: a systematic review, Lancet Global Health 2022

Article

01 Oct 2022

This systematic review, commissioned by WHO, explored the availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMICs in published literature between 2010-2022. Inhaled medicines were largely unavailable and unaffordable...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services
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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in mental health care (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

This guide, which is a companion to the FIP mental health care handbook for pharmacists intends to provide an overview of the knowledge and skills needed for pharmacists to deliver mental health services and care.

PublicationMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Mental health care: A handbook for pharmacists (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

This handbook, developed in collaboration with an international group of experts, aims to support pharmacy practice, presenting the many potential mental health care actions that pharmacists can perform, from preventing mental illness and screening f...

PublicationMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in diabetes (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

FIP has been championing the role of pharmacists in preventing and treating chronic diseases, including diabetes, since 2006, and this latest guide, which is intended as a companion to the FIP diabetes handbook for pharmacists published in 2021, will...

PublicationDiabetesNCD LabAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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International Pharmaceutical Federation

Chronic respiratory diseases: A handbook for pharmacists

Guide

17 Apr 2022

This handbook describes and lays out&nbsp;numerous examples of evidence-based interventions by pharmacists around the world that have led to both positive health and economic outcomes for patients living with CRD.&nbsp;

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services

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