Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
GACD and COVID-19
The pandemic of COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, bringing with it significant uncertainty. At GACD we are particularly concerned to note that t..
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23 Oct 2020
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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) joins GACD
GACD as an alliance of international public funding agencies supporting research activities intended to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-c..
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23 Oct 2020
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
Tackling disparities in treating depression in low- and middle-income countries
The GACD Mental Health Guidelines Working Group, led by Yena Lee and Dr Roger McIntyre at the University of Toronto, aimed to characterise the development an..
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23 Oct 2020
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
Workshop on the evaluation of scale-up of health systems interventions: what and how? Lessons for scale-up projects
Two GACD funded projects supported in the 2018 GACD Scale Up Call are leading a workshop event at the upcoming World Congress on Public Health 2020 (12-16 Oc..
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23 Oct 2020
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
Reviewing multimorbidity outcome measures suitable for low-income and middle-income country settings
Multimorbidity describes cases where patients have two or more chronic physical or mental health conditions at the same time. It is typically challenging to ..
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23 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
A window of opportunity: the integration of NCD services with pre-conception and maternal care
“Pregnancy gives us a window into a woman’s future health,” says Dr Amanda Henry, a researcher at The George Institute for Global Health and obstetrici..
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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
Awareness campaign in Haryana to strengthen post and ante-natal care
A three day awareness campaign on high risk pregnancies was organised in Jhajhar district of Haryana as part of the SMARThealth pregnancy project from Feb 3 ..
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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
Top tips to keep your heart happy and healthy
Show your heart some love today with these handy tips to keep your heart happy and healthy with Dr. Clare Arnott, Cardiologist and Research Fellow at The Geo..
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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
ASHAs show the way - caring for the mental health of communities starts with self-care
NEW DELHI, FEB 18. Anita (name changed), an accredited social health activist from a village in Haryana, was one among several frontline health workers who r..
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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
Is it sugar or is it the system? Exploring pathways for sustainable food system transitions
On the 20th of February 2020, The George Institute for Global Heath’s thought leadership program held a forum discussion to explore the Australian sugar sy..
Australia
22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
More people with diabetes are developing kidney disease, with new risks emerging
A new study in people with diabetes suggests that 1 in 20 people will develop kidney disease each year and that this increases to 1 in 4 each year in p..
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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute for Global Health
Continuing dialysis in the face of the COVID-19 lockdown
Senior Project Manager with The George Institute India Balaji Gummidi describes the joint efforts of the STOP CKDu team to ensure dialysis patients in Andhra..
India
22 Oct 2020