28 May 2020
World Health Organization
Empowering youth to innovatively lead the fight against COVID-19 and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
28 May 2020
2409 Resources
Short
28 May 2020
World Health Organization
World No Tobacco Day
The global campaign will debunk myths and expose devious tactics employed by these industries. It will provide young people with the knowledge required to easily detect industry manipulation and equip them with the tools to rebuff such tactics, thereby empowering young people to stand up against them. This is especially important right now as studies show that smokers have a higher risk for a seve...
28 May 2020
Springer - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
The potential long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with non-communicable diseases in Europe: consequences for healthy ageing
Publication
26 May 2020
Abstract The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have focused on containing SARS-CoV-2 infection and identifying treatment strategies. While controlling this communicable disease is of utmost importance, the long-term effect on individuals with...
25 May 2020
World Health Organization
University of Oxford and WHO GCM/NCD stakeholders mapping survey
Who do you go to for information on NCDs? Let us know through the University of Oxford and WHO GCM/NCD stakeholders mapping survey. In collaboration with the University of Oxford, the WHO GCM/NCD is working on a project to understand where people seek information on NCDs, and how the Knowledge Action Portal currently sits in this landscape. Please complete our short survey ht...
25 May 2020
24 May 2020
World Health Organization
Global webinar on palliative care & COVID-19: How People with Pre-Existing Palliative Care Needs are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Global Palliative Care Series webinar: How People with Pre-Existing Palliative Care Needs are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This Thursday 28 May 12noon UTC/GMT 8am New York 1pm London 3pm Kampala 17:30 New Delhi 8pm Singapore. To check your local time for the webinar, click here: https://bit.ly/2wOln1U. Participants will be able to join the conversation using the chat function. Disti...
24 May 2020
24 May 2020
World Health Organization
HealthBuddy: a new chatbot to engage with communities in Europe and central Asia on COVID-19
HealthBuddy, a multilingual interactive chatbot, is the newest tool to be launched as a resource for countries in Europe and central Asia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chatbot, developed by WHO/Europe and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), will help countries in the region to access accurate information, and counter misinforma...
24 May 2020
24 May 2020
World Health Organization
WHO report on health behaviours of 11–15-year-olds in Europe reveals more adolescents are reporting mental health concerns
The report compiles extensive data on the physical health, social relationships and mental well-being of 227 441 schoolchildren aged 11, 13 and 15, from 45 countries. It therefore provides a baseline against which future studies can measure the impact of COVID-19 on young people’s lives. Read more here.
24 May 2020
24 May 2020
World Health Organization
WHO receives first-ever donation of insulin
Fifty low- and middle-income countries are soon to receive insulin for people with diabetes, thanks to a donation by global health-care company, Novo Nordisk. The donation, of insulin and glucagon. to the value of US$ 1.3 million, comes at a time when many people with noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes are facing challenges with access to life-saving treatment as a result of the COVID-...
24 May 2020
20 May 2020
World Health Organization
Historic health assembly ends with global commitment to COVID-19 response
At the 73rd World Health Assembly —its first-ever to be held virtually—delegates adopted a landmark resolution to bring the world together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution, co-sponsored by more than 130 countries, was adopted by consensus. It calls for the intensification of efforts to control the pandemic, and for equitable access to and fair distribution of all essential health...
20 May 2020
World Health Organization
WHO Results Report Programme Budget 2018-2019
Report
20 May 2020
The Programme budget 2018–2019 was last and the largest of the three Programme budgets (2014–2019) of the Twelfth General Programme of Work, 2014–2019. The Health Assembly-approved Programme budget 2018–2019 totalled US$ 4422 million and was...
18 May 2020
World Health Organization
Webinar: NCD hard talks: making systems deliver
Country experiences have shed light on effective solutions, critical bottlenecks, and practical lessons for strengthening health systems for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) impact. More so, the reality of COVID-19 offers a stark reminder and call for collective action to fill the NCD gap and protect the most vulnerable. WHO initiatives provide key insights on: What practical solutions best catal...
18 May 2020
18 May 2020
World Health Organization
Seventy-third World Health Assembly
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 73rd World Health Assembly will be virtual. The agenda has been reduced to fit into two days, starting on Monday 18 May and concluding no later on Tuesday 19 May. Read more here.
18 May 2020