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Global Asthma Report 2022

14 Nov 2022

The Global Asthma Report 2022 was&nbsp;launched at the Union World Conference on Lung Health on 10th November. It is the fourth version and&nbsp;has&nbsp;contributions from 97 experts from, 31 countries. Content is focused around&nbsp;reducing the bu...

Chronic Respiratory Diseases

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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022

Report

12 Nov 2022

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022 presents key indicators on health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care for 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. Countr...

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative COSI - Fact sheet highlights 2018-2020

Briefs & Fact Sheets

08 Nov 2022

The fifth round of COSI data collection took place between 2018 and 2020 in 33 countries. In total, almost 411 000 children aged 6–9 years were measured. The full details of the fifth round of data collection are described in a report

Briefs & Fact SheetsUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Dialogue with the private sector on access to medicines and technologies for diabetes care, November 2022

Article

02 Nov 2022

The World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.4, adopted in May&nbsp;2021, marked a historic milestone in the collective efforts to address the global diabetes epidemic and urged Member&nbsp;States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosi...

ArticleDialogueMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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World Health Organization

Community assets and civil society outreach in critical times: an initiative to engage civil society organizations in the COVID-19 response

Case study

24 Oct 2022

In 2020–2021, with the support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided direct financial and technical support to 54 grassroots civil society organizations (CSO) in 40 countries, serving over 80 milli...

Case studyMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationEmergency preparedness, prevention and response+1

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World Health Organization

Invisible numbers. The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them

Report

24 Oct 2022

Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world.&nbsp;There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.&nbsp;Their drivers are social, environ...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of health+1

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World Health Organization

Ageing and health

07 Oct 2022

Key facts: All countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift. In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. The pace of...

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World Health Organization

Physical activity

Briefs & Fact Sheets

05 Oct 2022

Key facts Physical activity has significant health benefits for hearts, bodies and minds Physical activity contributes to preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes Physical activit...

Briefs & Fact SheetsPhysical inactivity

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable Diseases Data Portal

Database

03 Oct 2022

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmenta...

DatabaseDigital health and innovation

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World Heart Federation

Roadmap for Cholesterol

03 Oct 2022

The WHF Roadmap for Cholesterol identifies roadblocks and suggests potential solutions to improve cardiovascular health and help reach the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals: achieve a 30% reduction in NCDs, including CVD, by 2030.

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Advancing early detection of breast cancer in resource- limited settings – Workshop Report

Report

01 Oct 2022

On the occasion of the 2022 World Cancer Congress, UICC and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a three-hour workshop to support progress in advancing the early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings. Many cases of cancer i...

ReportCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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The Lancet

The availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMIC: a systematic review, Lancet Global Health 2022

Article

01 Oct 2022

This systematic review, commissioned by WHO, explored the availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMICs in published literature between 2010-2022. Inhaled medicines were largely unavailable and unaffordable...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services
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