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11 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

2015 Dialogue on how to strengthen international cooperation on noncommunicable diseases within the framework of North–South, South–South and triangular cooperation

The second dialogue organized by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (WHO GCM/NCD), held on 30 November and 1 December 2015, enabled multiple stakeholders to come together to discuss how to strengthen international cooperation on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases within the framework of North–South, South–South an...

11 Nov 2018

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> GCM/NCD Global Dialogue Meeting on the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

11 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

GCM/NCD Global Dialogue Meeting on the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The global dialogue on ‘the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ provided a unique opportunity for stakeholders to develop a more nuanced understanding of the different roles of non-State actors – nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic found...

11 Nov 2018

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05 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

Health and environment: shaping a better future together in Africa

African ministers of health and environment discuss how to turn health and environmental policies into action. In the African region, 23% of deaths are linked to the environment. New environmental threats have emerged in recent decades, including climate change and rapid and unplanned urbanization.&nbsp; Read the full article here.

05 Nov 2018

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29 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day

Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. &nbsp; A new WHO report on Air pollution and child health: Prescribing...

29 Oct 2018

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24 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

Women’s meaningful participation in peace—where are the barriers and what can be done?

Building and sustaining peace needs women’s voice and leadership. When women are included in peace processes, peace agreements are more likely to last for 15 years or more. Yet, just two years shy of the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution 1325, which placed women’s meaningful participation at the heart of peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery, the role of women co...

24 Oct 2018

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24 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health coverage. The Declaration of Astana reaffirms the historic 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, the first time world leaders committed to primary health care. Read the full article here. &nbsp;

24 Oct 2018

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22 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

Countries of the Americas to renew their commitment to primary health care in a bid to achieve universal health

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, hosted by the government of Kazakhstan, WHO, and UNICEF will take place on 25-26 October in Astana, Kazakhstan Washington D.C, 22 October 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Delegations from Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC) this week, as a vital part of achieving universal health and...

22 Oct 2018

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19 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

In the words of Tanya Gilly Khailany: “When it comes to women’s rights, there’s no room for diplomacy”

Tanya Gilly Khailany, from Iraqi-Kurdistan, is a former member of the Iraqi Parliament (2006 – 2010) and a co-founder of the SEED Foundation, an organization that works with survivors of violence and trafficking in Iraq. An outspoken women’s rights activist, side on the margins of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on 26 September in New York. In this interview, Ms. Gilly-Khailany tal...

19 Oct 2018

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World Health Organization

Be He@lthy, Be Mobile - A handbook on how to implement M-Ageing

Guide

17 Oct 2018

Handbook providing guidance for national programmes and organizations responsible for the care of older persons to develop implement, monitor, and evaluate an mAgeing programme using mobile health technology.

GuideDigital health and innovation

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World Health Organization

Be He@lthy, Be Mobile - A handbook on how to implement mBreatheFreely

Guide

17 Oct 2018

The mBreatheFreely handbook provides guidance for country governments and policymakers to develop, implement, and evaluate an mBreatheFreely programme for the prevention and control of asthma and COPD.

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesDigital health and innovationTobacco use+1

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

The economic burden of noncommunicable diseases

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This thematic issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is part of a continued collaboration between the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and PAHO/WHO to fa­cilitate intragovernmental dialogue for a better understanding of NCD issues b...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

PAHO Meeting on Alcohol Marketing Regulation: Final Report

Report

17 Oct 2018

This document is a summary of an exploratory international meeting on regulation of marketing of alcohol products held at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) headquarters in Washington, D.C., USA, 12–13 January 2015.

ReportSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcohol

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