Publication
18 Sep 2022
Introduction Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan and Lebanon have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We aimed to explore NCD service provision to Syrian refugee...
Report
12 Sep 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health issue that needs urgent attention, especially within the cancer community. The significant and growing threat of AMR is undermining key advances being made in cancer care by adversely affectin...
07 Sep 2022
From 5 September 2022, the 2022 Global Week for Action on NCDs seeks to ensure NCD prevention and management get the attention and action they deserve, everywhere, for everyone. On occasion of the Global Week of Action on NCDs, WHO’s GCM/NCD released a brand-new short film documentary co-developed with people living with NCDs and mental health conditions. In tackling the complex global...
07 Sep 2022
02 Sep 2022
People living with or at risk of developing an NCD, require long-term care that is proactive, patient-centred, integrated, community-based, and sustainable. Many deaths can be averted through investment in primary care, cancer care and cancer screening. Some Asian countries are paving the way. THIS BLOG FROM THE GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH (TGI) IS PART OF OUR MEMBER-AUTHORED...
02 Sep 2022
19 Aug 2022
In 2021, WHO launched the NCD Lab, an initiative leveraging community-driven grassroots innovations with the potential to be game changers in beating diseases such as cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and heart disease. Noncommunicable diseases kill 42 million people annually. The urgency and complexity of this epidemic call for novel, bold, and equitable approaches....
19 Aug 2022
Publication
15 Aug 2022
Background Cancer represents a major cause of mortality globally and by 2050 will be the major cause of ill health and death across the world, most particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). For forty years, there has been increasing...
15 Aug 2022
In this podcast episode of Let's Talk Cancer, Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) talks with Cary Adams, CEO of UICC, about obesity, nutrition and cancer. Obesity is a growing health concern worldwide. The global obesity rate has almost tripled since 1975. The World Health Organization reckons that worldwide 39% of adults are overweight...
15 Aug 2022
Strategy document
14 Aug 2022
The NCD Compact calls on all countries to accelerate the progress towards the NCD-related SDG targets, considering the commitments included in the relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and the guidance provided by the co...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This guide, which is a companion to the FIP mental health care handbook for pharmacists intends to provide an overview of the knowledge and skills needed for pharmacists to deliver mental health services and care.
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This handbook, developed in collaboration with an international group of experts, aims to support pharmacy practice, presenting the many potential mental health care actions that pharmacists can perform, from preventing mental illness and screening f...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
FIP has been championing the role of pharmacists in preventing and treating chronic diseases, including diabetes, since 2006, and this latest guide, which is intended as a companion to the FIP diabetes handbook for pharmacists published in 2021, will...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This knowledge and skills reference guide provides a comprehensive list of required knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical and related care to support pharmacists to develop, upskill and refresh knowledge in CRDs and related roles in pharmacy. The gu...
