Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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13 Nov 2025

World Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes at Work: Unseen Struggles and Everyday Resilience in LMICs

Globally, an estimated 430 million working-age adults live with diabetes, many of whom reside in LMICs. This year, World Diabetes Day draws attention to the daily struggles faced by people with diabetes in the workplace: stigma, discrimination, exclusion, anxiety, and restricted access to care.The conversation around diabetes and employment is often complex, particularly in LMICs, where informal w...

13 Nov 2025

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24 Sep 2025

NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation, World Health Organization

Fourth Multistakeholder Gathering charts pathways for stronger NCD and mental health governance

New York — With global health leaders warning that progress on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health is still far off track, the Fourth Multistakeholder Gathering convened on the sidelines of UNGA80 to push for practical solutions. Hosted on the first day of the high-level debate, the evening brought together ministers, civil society advocates, academics, and private sector represent...

24 Sep 2025

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18 Sep 2025

World Health Organization

United Nations High-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being

On 25 September 2025, Heads of States and Government are meeting at the UN General Assembly to set a new vision for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing towards 2030 and beyond through a new, ambitious and achievable Political Declaration.The President of the General Assembly and the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental...

18 Sep 2025

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NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation, Jphiego, UNFPA, World Health Organization

Integration across the life course: Bridging noncommunicable diseases and sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

13 Sep 2025

Launched during the Uniting Efforts on Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health side event to the 4th High Level Meeting on NCDs, this policy brief spotlights the integration of NCD care into Maternal and Children health services.&nbsp;Proven mo...

Briefs & Fact SheetsGender, equity and human rights

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World Diabetes Foundation

Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes

Article

27 Aug 2025

The article highlights diabetes as a major challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where health literacy is often limited. It stresses the need to educate communities about diabetes and promote self-care through outreach an...

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World Diabetes Foundation

Digital solutions for diabetes: Enhancing healthcare capacity in LMICs

Malawi

26 Aug 2025

Through co-creation efforts, the Diabetes Compass Initiative sought to transform diabetes care pathways through digital innovation for capacity building of local healthcare workers. Malawi and Tanzania serve as examples.

26 Aug 2025

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26 Aug 2025

World Diabetes Foundation

Building healthy futures: Addressing Hyperglycemia in pregnancy in Latin America

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy poses serious risks to maternal and child health. In August 2025, the World Diabetes Foundation hosted a Partner2Partner webinar featuring experts from PAHO, Fundación Vida Nueva, and Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, showcasing how education and local partnerships are driving healthcare improvements across Latin America.

26 Aug 2025

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19 Aug 2025

World Diabetes Foundation

Health equity in humanitarian settings: WDF and UNHCR’s partnership

After three years of targeted efforts, the first phase of the partnership between the World Diabetes Foundation and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has now been completed.The collaboration has delivered strong results in preventing, diagnosing, and treating non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and mental health disorders among displaced people and host communities in Tanzania,...

19 Aug 2025

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20 Jun 2025

World Diabetes Foundation

The national NCD response of the United Republic of Tanzania – best practice and nation-wide scale up

Over the past decade, the United Republic of Tanzania (population of 67 million, including the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar with 1.2 million), has taken a lead in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of developing and implementing policies and action plans to address the burden of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Unlike many low-income countries where national NCD strategies often...

20 Jun 2025

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NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation

Sustainable Financing for NCDs: Paving a way forward by learning from progress at country level

27 May 2025

The Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs in 2025 (HLM4) is a critical moment for governments to commit to action that will keep alive the ambition of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030 target 3.4 to re...

Health system strengthening, including governance and financing
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23 May 2025

World Diabetes Foundation, International Diabetes Federation

Bridging gaps through digital health transformation

On May 19th, the World Diabetes Foundation co-organized a flagship event with the International Diabetes Federation titled "Digital Health Transformation in the Global NCD Response – A Call for Unified Approaches and Scaled Investment."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Digital health solutions offer valuable opportunities to enhance patient care and make quality healthcare more accessible, particularly fo...

23 May 2025

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world diabetes foundation, danish diabetes and endocrine academy

Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes Challenges and Actions

07 May 2025

In this podcast series, recorded at the International meeting&nbsp;on type 1diabetes: Advancing a global roadmap for improved and integrated care in low-resource settings, held in February in Copenhagen, we explore the critical challenges of managing...

DiabetesMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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