Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement, Lavanya Vijayasingham

The Lions Write Journal: Journal of first-person voice on lived, first-hand experience and tacit knowledge in managing chronic health conditions

Publication

20 Nov 2025

The Lions Write Journal is a transdisciplinary open-access, free-to-publish peer-reviewed journal especially for the first-person voice and reflections of people’s first-hand lived experience of chronic conditions. This is an experimental new model...

PublicationMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rights+2

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Alzheimer's Disease International

World Alzheimer Report 2025

Report

18 Sep 2025

The 2025 World Alzheimer Report, titled Reimagining life with dementia – the power of rehabilitation explores the important topic of dementia rehabilitation, combining expert essays and real-world case studies from multiple countries globally to ex...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupDisability and rehabilitation+1

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World Health Organization

Rapid diagnostic test accessibility considerations for professional use and self-tests

Publication

12 Jul 2025

In the last few decades, rapid diagnostic medical tests, such as those for HIV, or SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), have become widespread in laboratories, clinics, pharmacies, and homes around the world. The uptake of these new innovations, which usually prov...

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The Lancet

Metrics for diplomats: is mortality from non-communicable diseases increasing or decreasing?

Article

03 Jul 2025

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsDisability and rehabilitationHealthy AgingHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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World Stroke Organization

Stroke Action Now - A collective call to action in the lead-up to the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 Apr 2025

Global Stroke policy brief, highlighting the global stroke burden, and actions to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke as part of the NCD response. Published by the Global Stroke Action Coalition, a multisectoral advocacy initiative...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+8

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World Health Organization

Health equity for persons with disabilities: guide for action: executive summary

Guide

14 Jan 2025

An estimated 1.3 billion people globally experience significant disability. This figure has grown over the last decade and will continue to rise due to demographic and epidemiological changes. In 2022, the World Health Organization launched the Globa...

GuideMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesDisability and rehabilitation

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Science in 5: COPD

Briefs & Fact Sheets

27 Nov 2024

COPD is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, yet many people are unaware of this important condition. Watch this Science in 5 to learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatments available.

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+7

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World Health Organization

A Global Cancer Workforce in Crisis: How to Build Capacities, Reverse a Threatening Trend, and Promote Equity (London Global Cancer Week)

Article

08 Nov 2024

Date: 11 November 2024 Time: 10:00 – 12:30 GMT Register here:&nbsp;https://tinyurl.com/yvtwbvhx Together with leading experts, UN agencies, and national program managers, we’ll explore:&nbsp; Current workforce challenges and trends...

ArticleDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseUnhealthy diets+4

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HelpAge International

Achieving UHC fit for an ageing world

Report

05 Nov 2024

By 2030, 1.4 billion people will be aged 60 and over. Yet the majority of health and care systems worldwide remain unprepared for population ageing and associated rises in rates non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and disabilities. This is particularly...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsHealthy AgingHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+15

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HelpAge International

Driving equitable action on NCDs and healthy ageing to achieve health for all at all ages

Briefs & Fact Sheets

05 Nov 2024

Older people are the age group most at risk from NCDs, yet all too often they are left behind in policy and practice. &nbsp; HelpAge's 14-page briefing, accompanied by a two-page overview with key messages, considers the intersection of older...

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Health Organization

Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services

Publication

09 Sep 2024

The Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services provides practical guidance to support governments, industry partners, health service providers and civil society groups in the use and implementation of the WHO-ITU Global standard for ac...

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World Stroke Organization and Philips Healthcare

Time for a Revolution in Stroke Care

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 May 2024

Over the past 30 years the landscape of acute stroke care has been transformed providing cost effective solutions that can save millions of lives and improve outcomes for patients. Despite this potential, globally only 3% of eligible patients have ac...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitation+3

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