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<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--thematic-collection.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--thematic-collection.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' --> Capacity building workshop: Supporting Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries to strengthen governance and multisectoral and multi-stakeholder action for NCD prevention and control, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-15 December 2023. <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

Capacity building workshop: Supporting Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries to strengthen governance and multisectoral and multi-stakeholder action for NCD prevention and control, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-15 December 2023.

06 Dec 2023
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06 Dec 2023

World Health Organization

Mira’s story: trust in your health-care provider can go a long way in transforming diabetes care

Mira, a tenacious and energetic 67-year-old woman from Alamedin district near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, has been living with diabetes since 1985. Her story is one of resilience and community, and conviction that living a healthy life is possible.&nbsp; As an active member of a local support group, she is a passionate advocate for the effectiveness of these groups in helping people manage their con...

06 Dec 2023

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World Health Organization

Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2023

Report

05 Dec 2023

This report provides a global assessment of taxes applied to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). It describes and qualitatively compares their design and provides the first global estimation of standardized metrics to compare tax levels between countri...

ReportUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Global report on the use of alcohol taxes, 2023

Report

05 Dec 2023

This report provides an assessment of taxes applied to alcoholic beverages at the global level. It qualitatively compares their design and provides estimates of standardized metrics to compare tax levels between countries, for the first time at the g...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcohol+1

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World Health Organization

WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration 

Guide

05 Dec 2023

The WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration&nbsp;is a practical guide and a call to action for policymakers and others involved in alcohol tax policymaking to develop strong policies considering each country's unique market stru...

GuideHarmful use of alcohol

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05 Dec 2023

World Health Organization/PAHO

Mental health in times of crisis: PAHO's humanitarian response in Port-au-Prince's IDP camps

In the face of increasing internal displacement and the threat of cholera, the impact on the mental health of displaced individuals has become a major issue in PAHO/WHO's humanitarian response in Haiti. Last September, a rapid assessment of mental health needs was carried out by the MSPP team with the support of PAHO, enabling the appropriate adaptation of mental health responses for the affected...

05 Dec 2023

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29 Nov 2023

World Health Organization/PAHO

PAHO Suriname Gears Up in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer with HPV Vaccine Training

In a significant step towards combating cervical cancer, PAHO Suriname and the National Immunization Program hosted a two-day Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine training on November 23rd and 24th, 2023, at the Conference Room of Hotel Jacana. Cervical cancer, ranking as the fourth most common cancer among women globally, has become a critical public health concern in Suriname, with an estimated an...

29 Nov 2023

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28 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

Managing diabetes while fleeing from war – Artur’s story

14-year-old Artur’s life has been marked by 2 significant events – the escalation of the war in Ukraine and his diabetes diagnosis at the age of 8. Like any teenager, Artur is keen to fit in with his peers, and despite the warm weather when we meet, he chooses to wear a long-sleeved black t-shirt that conceals the continuous glucose monitoring device which helps to regulate his condition....

28 Nov 2023

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Multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration for complex health challenges: Capacity building workshop (Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania)

27 Nov 2023
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27 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

Living with diabetes – Alexandra’s story

“It’s important to me that diabetes doesn’t interrupt my life” - Alexandra Alexandra helps people in Lisbon, Portugal, with how to deal with their diabetes through a peer support group. “I help people with diabetes to accept the disease and control and manage it. It’s really rewarding. I feel happy when I have success organizing activities for people with diabetes. When I fee...

27 Nov 2023

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World Health Organization, GCM/NCD Secretariat

Engagement Strategy for GCM Participants. WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (GCM/NCD).

Strategy document

24 Nov 2023

The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (GCM/NCD) was established in 2014 by Member States at the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly after a two-year intergovernmental process. The GCM/NCD is led by Member States...

Strategy document
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23 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

Scaling up mental health and psychosocial services for Armenian refugees

The journey to Armenia from Karabakh put over 100 000 refugees through a gruelling ordeal, leaving many in urgent need of mental health support. A WHO team spoke to refugees who had recently arrived at a temporary shelter. Their individual voices tell a shared story: “We will never forget that terrible journey to Armenia. This experience will stay with me forever and is repeated in my dreams...

23 Nov 2023

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