Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Health Organization

Community assets and civil society outreach in critical times: an initiative to engage civil society organizations in the COVID-19 response

Case study

24 Oct 2022

In 2020–2021, with the support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided direct financial and technical support to 54 grassroots civil society organizations (CSO) in 40 countries, serving over 80 milli...

Case studyMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationEmergency preparedness, prevention and response+1

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World Health Organization

Invisible numbers. The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them

Report

24 Oct 2022

Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world.&nbsp;There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.&nbsp;Their drivers are social, environ...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of health+1

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World Health Organization

Ageing and health

07 Oct 2022

Key facts: All countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift. In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. The pace of...

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World Health Organization

Physical activity

Briefs & Fact Sheets

05 Oct 2022

Key facts Physical activity has significant health benefits for hearts, bodies and minds Physical activity contributes to preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes Physical activit...

Briefs & Fact SheetsPhysical inactivity

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable Diseases Data Portal

Database

03 Oct 2022

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmenta...

DatabaseDigital health and innovation

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World Heart Federation

Roadmap for Cholesterol

03 Oct 2022

The WHF Roadmap for Cholesterol identifies roadblocks and suggests potential solutions to improve cardiovascular health and help reach the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals: achieve a 30% reduction in NCDs, including CVD, by 2030.

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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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Support Care Cancer

Establishing effective patient navigation programs in oncology

Publication

30 Sep 2022

Purpose Recent advances in cancer treatment have resulted in greatly improved survival, and yet many patients in the USA have not benefited due to poor access to healthcare and difficulty accessing timely care across the cancer care continuum. Rec...

PublicationCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Diálogo regional América Latina - Informe

Report

30 Sep 2022

Informe del diálogo regional organizado el 29 y 30 de noviembre de 2022 en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, para miembros de Latinoamérica trabajando en cáncer en las mujeres.

ReportCancer

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World Health Organization

Mental health at work

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 Sep 2022

Key facts Decent work is good for mental health. Poor working environments – including discrimination and inequality, excessive workloads, low job control and job insecurity – pose a risk to mental health. 15% of working-age adults were...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsSocial determinants of health

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World Obesity Federation

The Economic Impact of Overweight & Obesity in 2020 and 2060

Report

25 Sep 2022

Overweight and obesity prevalence is set to cost the global economy 3.3% of GDP by 2060, according to a new study by the World Obesity Federation and RTI International.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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