Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Diabetes Foundation
Hyperglycemia and Pregnancy in the Americas
Report
08 May 2015
Final report of the Pan American Conference on Diabetes and Pregnancy Lima (Peru), 8-10 September 2015
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The George Institute for Global Health
Investing in healthier lives: Pathways to healthcare financing reform in Australia
Publication
19 Feb 2015
About this report On 6 August 2015 The George Institute Australia hosted a roundtable to deliberate on the future of healthcare funding in Australia, and to formulate policy recommendations in this area. The aim was to examine the financial reforms needed to ensure the Australian health system is sustainable, equitable and able to respond to the growing burden of chronic disease and injury...
World Health Organization
Health in all policies: Helsinki statement. Framework for country action
Declaration
27 Nov 2014
The participants to the 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion endorsed the Helsinki Statement on Health in All Policies In which they prioritize health and equity as a core responsibility of governments to its peoples, affirm the compelling and urgent need for effective policy coherence for health and well-being and recognize that this will require political will, courage and strategic foresig...
World Health Organization
Terms of reference of the WHO GCM/NCD
Report
27 May 2014
Report of the second formal meeting of Member States to conclude the work on the terms of reference for the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO position paper on mammography screening
Guide
04 Mar 2014
Overview Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500 000 women around the world. In resource–poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease; their 5-year survival rates are low, ranging from 10–40%. In settings where early detection and basic treatment are available and accessible, the 5-year survival rate for early localized breast cancer...
World Health Organization
Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2020
Strategy document
16 Feb 2014
The WHO Global NCD action plan 2013–2020 follows on from commitments made by Heads of State and Government in the United Nations Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (resolution A/RES/66/2), recognizing the primary role and responsibility of governments in responding to the challenge of NCDs and the important role of international cooperation to support national efforts.
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa
Intersectoral collaboration on child nutrition in informal settlements in Mombasa: a Kenyan case study
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2013
There has been a rapid increase in urban population in developing countries as a result of many factors including overall population pressure, but mainly due to centralized development priorities that have made cities the centres of politico-socio-economic activity. The resultant disparities in opportunities between rural and urban areas, as well as other historical factors have led to the rapid g...
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa
Intersectoral case study: Successful sodium regulation in South Africa
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2013
As a consequence of urbanization and shifts in consumption patterns, South Africa (SA) suffers from high hypertension rates previously prevalent in resource-rich settings and wealthier populations. Trends over time in SA reveal both a growing prevalence of hypertension and an exponential increase in the rate. Over a decade, records have shown a 100% increase in the prevalence of hypertension in me...
World Health Organization. Regional Office For Africa
Health in all policies: report on perspectives and intersectoral actions in the African Region
Report
27 Nov 2013
This report was prepared with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation (grant no. 2012 THS 317) as part of the Rockefeller Transforming Health Systems Initiative, Supporting the Development of Regional Positions on Health in All Policies and Identifying Lessons and Opportunities for Implementation (for the sake of brevity: Supporting Regional Positions on Health in All Policies). The grant aimed...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings
04 Mar 2013
OverviewThese tools of the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Diseases Interventions (WHO PEN) support implementation of very cost effective interventions through an integrated approach.Implementation of WHO PEN is a key component of the objective 4 of the Global Action Plan. These tools will enable early detection and management of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory dise...
The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health
Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation
Publication
28 Feb 2013
The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health: Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment framework to achieve dramatic health gains by 2035. Our report has four key messages, each accompanied by opportunities for action by national governments of low-income and middl...
World Health Organization (WHO), Government of South Australia
Adelaide statement on health in all policies: moving towards a shared governance for health and well-being
Declaration
27 Nov 2010
The Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies is to engage leaders and policy-makers at all levels of government—local, regional, national and international. It emphasizes that government objectives are best achieved when all sectors include health and well-being as a key component of policy development. This is because the causes of health and well-being lie outside the health sector and are...