Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Sep 2023
On Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance, the World Bank, and the World Diabetes Foundation convened a closed-door high-level roundtable, “Integrating Health Financing to Achieve UHC and NCD SDG Targets,” as a parallel even...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Sep 2023
Key facts In 2020, low back pain (LBP) affected 619 million people globally and it is estimated that the number of cases will increase to 843 million cases by 2050, driven largely by population expansion and ageing (1). LBP is the single lead...
08 Sep 2023
In the United Arab Emirates, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 77% of deaths nationwide. The country is successfully using technology, backed by support from the highest levels of government, to counter the effects of these NCDs. The use of telemedicine and mHealth to transform NCD services during the pandemic and the establishment of an electronic cancer registry, has helped the country...
08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 72% of deaths in Oman, with almost one third of the population suffering from high blood pressure. Most people living with NCDs receive health services through primary health care centres. Oman worked quickly and effectively to adapt primary health care services to meet the sudden pressure of COVID-19 and to continue providing NCD services while integrat...
08 Sep 2023
Article
08 Sep 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated once again the enormous costs (humanitarian, social and economic) that could be averted by investing in global health public goods such as measures to prevent pandemics, to limit the spread of infectious disease...
Publication
06 Sep 2023
The Community Skin Health Journal (CSH) is the official Journal of the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD). It is a dermatology resource for healthcare workers in under-served areas and provides up to date, relevant information on the diag...
04 Sep 2023
Tunisia has taken a range of measures to reduce noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, including ratifying the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2010, and banning waterpipe use in public places during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the focus of this publication is Tunisia’s policy to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders, and the country’s suicide prevention strat...
04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023
Iraq has been making good progress on reducing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The focus of this section is the country’s efforts to control and reduce tobacco use in the population. Iraq has taken actions to control tobacco that involve multi-ministry coordination, and collaborations with WHO and local and religious leaders. Iraq is also working with neighbouring countries on bilateral treatie...
04 Sep 2023
Publication
04 Sep 2023
The HEARTS – D module on Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes complements and expands the diabetes section of the HEARTS Technical Package developed for use in primary health care facilities to improve cardiovascular health. This module...
Article
01 Sep 2023
BACKGROUND: The aim of these clinical standards is to aid the diagnosis and management of asthma in low-resource settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: A panel of 52 experts in the field of asthma in LMICs partici...
01 Sep 2023
The Islamic Republic of Iran has acted on a wide range of noncommunicable disease (NCD) issues with innovative strategies that can be replicated by other countries. Alongside creating strong multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral collaborations, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education has leveraged the country’s strong primary health care system, skilled general practitioners and community he...
01 Sep 2023
Database
29 Aug 2023
The WHO online repository of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) tools is the first of its kind to highlight WHO tools and external tools utilized by WHO to facilitate knowledge translation and partner organizations involved in plannin...
