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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable diseases kit (NCDK) 2022

Briefs & Fact Sheets

21 Jan 2022

The World Health Organization's Noncommunicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) 2022 is designed to support the treatment of chronic disease patients in emergency settings. It provides essential medicines and medical devices for managing hypertension, cardiac co...

Briefs & Fact SheetsGuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+5

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The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

The Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD Update 2022

Report

21 Jan 2022

The Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD is a non-biased review of the current evidence for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of COPD that can aid the practicing clinician faced with managing this chronic disease. S...

ReportChronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+1

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World Health Organization

Improving diabetes outcomes for all, a hundred years on from the discovery of insulin: report of the Global Diabetes Summit

Publication

12 Jan 2022

To mark the centenary of the discovery of insulin, and with the support of the University of Toronto, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Canada co-hosted a Global Diabetes Summit on 14 April 2021. The Summit aimed to raise awar...

PublicationDiabetesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+2

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The Global Fund

Conflicts, Crises and Displaced People: How the Global Fund Works in Challenging Operating Environments

01 Jan 2022

The report covers the Global Fund's approach to fighting HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in challenging environments like conflict zones and disaster-affected areas and humanitarian settings. It emphasizes the importance of innovative strategies and p...

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World Health Organization

Evidence, policy, impact: WHO guide for evidence-informed decision-making

Guide

28 Dec 2021

Evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) emphasizes that decisions should be informed by the best available evidence from research, as well as other factors such as context, public opinion, equity, feasibility of implementation, affordability, sustai...

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World Health Organization

Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases

Publication

13 Dec 2021

A new World Health Organization report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year in the prevention and...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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USAID & iMMAP

The effects of COVID-19 on Non-Communicable Diseases: A Case Study of Six Countries

Case study

09 Dec 2021

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are health conditions that cannot be transmitted from one patient to another, and usually manifest a prolonged, persistent, and slow pathology. NCDs are responsible for over 70% of all deaths, with nearly 80% of these...

Case studyCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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World Health Organization

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Dec 2021

Key facts Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke. Over...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular Disease

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World Health Organization

Cervical cancer country profiles

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Dec 2021

Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for Cervi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCase studyReportCancer+1

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World Health Organization

Presentation of Preliminary Results of 2021 Assessment on NCD Service Disruption during COVID-19 Pandemic

Strategy document

01 Dec 2021

The momentum of progress in curbing the NCD epidemic has stagnated since 2010. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an amplifier for health systems to better respond to NCDs. For more, click below

Strategy documentCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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Pan African medical journal

Process of developing the National Health in All Policies Framework to address social determinants of health in Tanzania Mainland: lessons learned, 2018 - 2022

Article

27 Nov 2021

Social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that contribute to various infectious and non-infectious diseases in Tanzania. Studies suggest that SDH account for 30-55% of health outcomes globally. Most SDH are outside the mandate o...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

It’s time to invest in cessation: the global investment case for tobacco cessation

Publication

19 Nov 2021

The Global Investment Case for Tobacco Cessation outlines the health and economic benefits from investing in evidence-based interventions to support tobacco cessation in low- and middle-income countries. The goal is to provide policymakers, donors, a...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingTobacco use

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