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World Health Organization

WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic

Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries.....

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07 Aug 2019
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NCD Child

NCD Child Connect: Summer 2019

It's been a busy first half of the year for NCD Child and its supporters!&nbsp;As the&nbsp;UN High-Level Meeting.....

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06 Aug 2019
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World Health Organization

WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable.....

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22 Jul 2019
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World Diabetes Foundation

WDF funds four new projects in first half of 2019

WDF signed four new projects in Africa and central Asia in the first half of 2019, and approved.....

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10 Jul 2019
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World Health Organization

WHO highlights huge scale of tobacco-related lung disease deaths

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization is highlighting the damage tobacco causes.....

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09 Jul 2019
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WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries

Three quarters of people living with epilepsy in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need, increasing.....

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09 Jul 2019
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World Health Organization

WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable access

WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries prioritize critical.....

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09 Jul 2019
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World Health Organization

Ensuring ethical conduct of implementation research

Today, TDR and WHO launched a new training course on ethics in implementation research to ensure appropriate engagement.....

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02 Jul 2019
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WHO draws attention to death toll from tobacco-related lung diseases

On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization draws attention to the damage caused by.....

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31 May 2019
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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

UICC called for further investment in prevention, early detection, treatment and palliative care - 72nd World Health Assembly

21 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland - Discussions kicked off in earnest today, with Member States examining the.....

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27 May 2019
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World Health Organization

Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia

14 May 2019 – People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding.....

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27 May 2019
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World Health Organization

New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better.....

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24 Apr 2019
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