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The International Society of Nephrology

New ISN Course: Early Detection & Prevention of Kidney Disease for Non-Physician HCWs

Guide

02 Feb 2026

ISN has launched a new short, online course designed for non-physician healthcare workers to support early detection and prevention of kidney disease. The course features short video modules in simple language, practical screening tools (blood pressu...

GuidePublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovationHealth promotion+2

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World Health Organization

Scaling innovations in public health systems: guidance and toolkit

Guide

30 Jan 2026

The World Health Organization guidance and toolkit for scaling innovations in public health systems offer an evidence-based, practical framework to assist governments to lead, coordinate and sustain the scaling of health innovations – specifically,...

GuidePublicationMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation+3

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Environmental Stressors and Cardiovascular Health: Acting Locally for Global Impact in a Changing World - A statement of the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the World Heart Federation

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20 Jan 2026

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70% of global mortality and are responsible for over 38 million deaths annually, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) constituting most of these fatalities.&nbsp;While traditional risk factors for CVD have lon...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionUnhealthy diets+3

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World Bank Group

Digital Transformation for Person-Centered NCD and Mental Health Care: A Practical Primer

Publication

20 Dec 2025

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions is staggering - and growing. Health care for NCDs and mental health requires long-term, coordinated support across the life course, including prevention, early detection, and...

PublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement, Lavanya Vijayasingham

The Lions Write Journal: Journal of first-person voice on lived, first-hand experience and tacit knowledge in managing chronic health conditions

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20 Nov 2025

The Lions Write Journal is a transdisciplinary open-access, free-to-publish peer-reviewed journal especially for the first-person voice and reflections of people’s first-hand lived experience of chronic conditions. This is an experimental new model...

PublicationMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rights+2

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

World Cancer Day Action Toolkit

Publication

19 Nov 2025

World Cancer Day is an international day observed every 4 February to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilise action to address the global cancer epidemic.The World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027, “United by Unique” pla...

PublicationCancerMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Advocacy Toolkit 2025

Publication

31 Oct 2025

The GBCI Breast Cancer Advocacy Toolkit is designed to support stakeholders (governments, NGOs, health organizations, advocates) in planning and executing impactful Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaigns aligned with WHO’s Global Breast Cancer Ini...

PublicationCancerMultisectoral ActionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+4

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International League of Dermatological Societies

Grand challenges for skin health revisited: the International League of Dermatological Societies skin disease atlases

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28 Oct 2025

This publication provides an overview of the International League of Dermatological Societies’ four global skin disease atlases—covering psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa and vitiligo—and their role in strengthening the glo...

PublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Resolution: Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions ( (EM/RC72/R.4)

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20 Oct 2025

The resolution urges Member States to integrate palliative care into national health systems — including universal health coverage benefit packages, primary and hospital-based services, and home/community care — while also ensuring access to esse...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseHealthy AgingHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careRefugee and migrant health+4

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Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Global epidemiology of chronic respiratory disease

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22 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases constitute one of the most pressing, yet underappreciated, global health burdens. Determining the burden of disease is fundamental to identify unmet needs at the population level, and reduce individual suffering through i...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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The George Institute for Global Health

Women & Non-Communicable Diseases – A Call to Action: Making good on the promise of gender mainstreaming to address global health inequities

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24 Aug 2025

Position statement from the George Institute for Global Health ahead of the Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

American Society of Hematology/International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2024 updated guidelines for treatment of venous thromboembolism in pediatric patients

Publication

22 Jul 2025

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) released updated clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE).&nbsp;The guidelines, published in A...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseMultistakeholder CollaborationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+3

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