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World Health Organization

Working for a brighter, healthier future

Publication

27 Sep 2024

WHO has progressively strengthened its work for adolescent health, growing its portfolio of research, norms and standards, country support and advocacy, and expanding the scope of work across over 17 departments, regional and country offices to address the multifaceted needs of the global adolescent population. Central to a coordinated approach to adolescent health across the organization is the H...

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Guidance for monitoring healthy diets globally

Guide

27 Sep 2024

Monitoring of dietary intake at national and global levels is becoming increasingly important with the changing food systems and diets. Better measurement and monitoring are needed to support governments in establishing policies and programmes to promote healthy diets and assess the effectiveness of these actions. However, there is lack of consensus on the indicators that best capture the properti...

GuideNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2024

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27 Sep 2024

Access to appropriate, affordable, effective, and safe health technologies is paramount, especially in low-resource settings, where burden of&nbsp; non-communicable diseases adds on to the infectious diseases.&nbsp; &nbsp; NCDs account for a staggering 74% of global deaths, with 86% of premature fatalities occurring in resource-constrained regions. Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic resp...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesDigital health and innovationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Supporting the routine use of evidence during the policy-making process: a WHO checklist

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27 Sep 2024

This WHO checklist is for any organization or person supporting the routine use of evidence in&nbsp;the process of policy-making. Evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) is essential&nbsp;for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal health coverage&nbsp;(UHC). Its importance is emphasized in WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of&nbsp;Work 2019–2023 (GPW13). This checklis...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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HelpAge International

Reframing Ageing: Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Proceedings - held from 11–13 September 2024 in Bali, Indonesia (December 2024)

Report

13 Sep 2024

This report captured the proceedings of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing, held in Bali under the theme "Reframing Ageing." It brought together insights from 479 participants across 38 countries, showcasing innovative policies and practices that promoted active ageing, social protection, long-term care, climate resilience, and intergenerational solidarity. The conferen...

ReportCivil Society Working GroupMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealthy Aging

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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Diabetes Foundation

Management of Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis - A Guide to the Essential Practice

Publication

09 Sep 2024

This resource provides practical guidance for front line health workers responsible for the diagnosis, management and care of patients with these two diseases. Published in collaboration with the World Diabetes Foundation.

PublicationDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseases+1

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WHO, UNDP, NCD Taskforce

Catalyzing country action for NCDs and mental health governance and investment

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20 Aug 2024

To scale up noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health country action, funding was provided to the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Controls of NCDs by the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership for activities to be jointly undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These activities were conducte...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesGender, equity and human rights+3

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Commercial Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases in the WHO European Region

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14 Aug 2024

This report highlights the substantial impact of commercial determinants on noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎ in the WHO European Region. Nearly 7500 deaths per day in the Region are attributed to commercial determinants, such as tobacco, alcohol, processed food, fossil fuels and occupational practices. These commercial products and practices contribute to 25% of all deaths in the Region. The...

PublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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HelpAge International

HelpAge International learning report 2023-2024 This report captures key lessons from HelpAge International’s work in 2023–2024 on older people’s associations, intergenerational engagement, and partner-led programming, highlighting successes, challenges,

Report

30 Jul 2024

This report captures key lessons from HelpAge International’s work between 2023 and 2024, with a special focus on the role of Older People’s Associations (OPAs), intergenerational engagement, and partner-led programming. It highlights achievements, challenges, and strategic insights for strengthening community-based initiatives, promoting healthy ageing, and enhancing inclusive development acr...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesHealthy Aging

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International Society of Nephrology

Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

Article

18 Jul 2024

Early detection is crucial to prevent kidney disease and its complications, but public awareness is low. Increasing knowledge and implementing early detection measures are public health priorities. Kidney disease is becoming more prevalent globally, now ranking as the seventh leading cause of death. Factors such as demographic changes, the obesity epidemic, and climate change will likely worsen th...

ArticleMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotion

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Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD)

Accelerating actions for multisectoral and multistakeholder (M&M) collaboration: Technical Meeting Report

Report

05 Jul 2024

This meeting report summarizes a two-day technical meeting that was hosted&nbsp;by the World Health Organization’s Global NCD Platform and the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs&nbsp;on implementing multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions.&nbsp;

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+2

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International League of Dermatological Societies

Estimating the burden of vitiligo: a systematic review and modelling study

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27 Jun 2024

Written on behalf of the Global Vitiligo Atlas (GLOVA) and published in Lancet Public Health in March 2024, this study addresses the lack of standardized global epidemiological data on vitiligo, a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by depigmented skin patches. Using a systematic review and modelling analysis, the researchers estimated the global, regional, and national prevalence and inciden...

PublicationMultistakeholder Collaboration

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