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World Health Organization

Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific Brief

Article

03 Aug 2020

The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, and hypertension.1 Smoking tobacco is also a known risk factor for severe disease and death from many respiratory infections.2-4 In the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been asked about clinical outcomes for smokers, and whether they are equall...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseasesTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Help frontline workers cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: Suggested actions for team managers

Guide

03 Aug 2020

Going to work during the COVID-19 pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, endangering their physical and psychological well-being and social well-being. Employees subject to increased or prolonged stress become more susceptible to frequent absenteeism or lack of productivity during work, accidents and errors. In the course of the COVID-&nbsp;19 pandemic, the f...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Front Line Workers Procedures that Font Workers Can Set Things Right to Know Latest Updates Avoid Hyper-information and COVID19: Dealing with Stress

Guide

03 Aug 2020

Going to work during the Covid 19-pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, putting their physical and psychological integrity and social well-being at risk. Prolonged exposure to stress may have many consequences detrimental to the emotional and psychological well-being of frontline workers.

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+3

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Partnership for Healthy Cities

Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center

Database

03 Jun 2020

Cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center is home to practical guidance and tools to support cities in four technical areas: Surveillance and Epidemiology, Communications, Public Health and Social Measures,&nbsp;Legal and Ethical Considerations.

DatabaseMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and health

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Springer - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

The potential long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with non-communicable diseases in Europe: consequences for healthy ageing

Publication

26 May 2020

Abstract The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have focused on containing SARS-CoV-2 infection and identifying treatment strategies. While controlling this communicable disease is of utmost importance, the long-term effect on individuals with non-communicable diseases (NCD) is significant. Although certain NCDs appear to increase the severity of COVID-19 and mortality risk, SARS-CoV-2 infec...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseasesHealthy Aging

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World Health Organization

WHO Results Report Programme Budget 2018-2019

Report

20 May 2020

The Programme budget 2018–2019 was last and the largest of the three Programme budgets (2014–2019) of the Twelfth General Programme of Work, 2014–2019. The Health Assembly-approved Programme budget 2018–2019 totalled US$ 4422 million and was presented in two distinct segments.

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World Health Organization

WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19

Publication

11 May 2020

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory infections and increases the severity of respiratory diseases. A review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO on 29 Ap...

PublicationTobacco use

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers

Article

08 May 2020

Concerns exists that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase susceptibility to coronavirus SARS CoV-2 (the viral agent that causes the disease COVID-19) and the likelihood of severe COVID-19 illness.&nbsp;These concerns are based on considerations of biological plausibility,&nbsp;and the observation that there is an overrepresenta...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 May 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities. &nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Frequently Asked Questions: Breastfeeding and COVID-19- For health care workers

Guide

04 May 2020

The interim guidance and FAQ reflect: i. the available evidence regarding transmission risks of COVID-19 through breastmilk; ii. the protective effects of breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, and, iii. the harmful effects of inappropriate use of infant formula milk. The FAQ also draws on other WHO recommendations on Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Interagency Working Group Operational Gu...

GuideCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

New FAQs address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19

Article

04 May 2020

Mothers and healthcare workers who support them have many questions and concerns about whether it is safe for mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to be close to and breastfeed their babies during the pandemic. To address their questions, WHO has released a list of Frequently asked questions: Breastfeeding and COVID-19.

ArticleCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Q&A on COVID-19 and breastfeeding

Fact sheet

04 May 2020

A Q&amp;A page on COVID-19 and breastfeeding. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Fact sheetCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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