WHO African Regional Office
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Declaration
21 Aug 2024
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Briefs & Fact Sheets
20 Aug 2024
A 5-minute conversation on asthma - what are the symptoms, what makes it worse, and how can we treat it?
Publication
20 Aug 2024
To scale up noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health country action, funding was provided to the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Controls of NCDs by the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership for acti...
Publication
20 Aug 2024
This document is the ninth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and asthma. This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include...
Publication
19 Aug 2024
This paper focuses on expanding access to biotherapeutics in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through public health non-exclusive voluntary intellectual property licensing.The key elements identified as relevant to support access to affordabl...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Aug 2024
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), a United Nations-backed public health organization, plays a critical role in improving access to essential cancer medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). MPP's work focuses on addressing significant pub...
Publication
14 Aug 2024
This report highlights the substantial impact of commercial determinants on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO European Region. Nearly 7500 deaths per day in the Region are attributed to commercial determinants, such as tobacco, alcohol...
Fact sheet
07 Aug 2024
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has created a comprehensive fact sheet on Pulmonary Embolism (PE). This resource provides essential information about the condition, including its causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms...
Fact sheet
07 Aug 2024
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has created a comprehensive fact sheet on deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This resource provides essential information about the condition, including the signs, symptoms and risk factors. It...
Publication
30 Jul 2024
This document is the ninth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and asthma. This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include...
Report
30 Jul 2024
This report captures key lessons from HelpAge International’s work between 2023 and 2024, with a special focus on the role of Older People’s Associations (OPAs), intergenerational engagement, and partner-led programming. It highlights achievement...
Publication
29 Jul 2024
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the key role of pharmacists in tobacco cessation and how this contributes to timely patient care and to health system efficiency through interprofessional care teams. The report also shares global best...