Publication
29 Jul 2023
This handbook has been developed as a comprehensive and practical resource for pharmacists to support individuals in their efforts to quit tobacco, emphasising the critical role of pharmacists in providing comprehensive and coordinated care to patien...
26 Jul 2023
Pricing policies are among the most cost-effective measures that countries can use to reduce alcohol consumption and harms. Published in June 2023, the independent evaluation of Scotland’s minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy concluded that in 2.5 years of operation, it has prevented hundreds of avoidable deaths and reduced health inequalities linked to alcohol consumption. Th...
26 Jul 2023
Briefs & Fact Sheets
22 Jul 2023
The ISN Dialysis Toolkit, launched in response to the increasing demand for kidney failure treatment in low-resource settings, is a comprehensive resource aligned with the ISN framework endorsed by the WHO in 2021.
Guide
20 Jul 2023
The PHC approach promotes the overall health and well-being of people who are living with or at risk of HIV including members of key and vulnerable populations. This publication helps decision-makers to consider and optimize the synergies betwee...
20 Jul 2023
Press release describing the objectives and impact of the International Foundation of Dermatology (IFD) and Bridges2Health&Rights one-week medical mission (25 May - 2 June 2023) to provide medical assistance to local and displaced communities in Lebanon. Led by IFD Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group (MHDWG) and in collaboration with an international team, the mission aimed to addres...
20 Jul 2023
18 Jul 2023
Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...
18 Jul 2023
Strategy document
16 Jul 2023
In May 2022, Member States adopted the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022-2031, which aims to improve access to treatment and care and quality of life of people with neurological disorders, their carers...
15 Jul 2023
Press release (2023) and overview of the Regional Dermatology Training Centre (RDTC) in Moshi, Tanzania. The RDTC is a supra-regional training, research, and clinical centre that provides care to dermatological patients and training to Medical Assistants and Clinical Officers. Initiated in 1990 through a partnership between the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), the Tanzan...
15 Jul 2023
Database
11 Jul 2023
Global Health Progress (GHP) features pharmaceutical industry collaborations looking to advance global health and development goals (including SDGs 3, 5, 9, 10, 17) in low- and middle-income countries. The database contains more than 250 collaboratio...
08 Jul 2023
A major event was held at Chatham House on 6 July 2023, seeking to address serious issues in the funding of global health priorities. The event, ‘Decision-making in international health financing’ saw Chatham House draw on its unique network to convene 80 leading figures from organizations including the WHO, World Bank, universities, private sector, NGOs, think tanks, philanthropic or...
08 Jul 2023
08 Jul 2023
The intervention, called Scaling up healthy nutrition intervention in adolescents and pregnancy (WDF22-1902) aims to accelerate the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a holistic multi-sectoral approach. As primary prevention efforts need a long-term perspective and a strong partnership framework to make an impact, the project brought Cameroonian municipalities on b...
08 Jul 2023
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jul 2023
Key facts An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. This represents 16% of the world’s population, or 1 in 6 of us. Some persons with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without disabilities. Person...
