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UN Foundation, WHO and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, create the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Every Woman Every Child

UN Foundation, WHO and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, create the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

The UN Foundation, at the request of WHO, and in partnership with Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, has created the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund ..

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20 Mar 2020
C/Can calls on cities to drive change in cancer care

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

C/Can calls on cities to drive change in cancer care

C/Can launches 'The City of Tomorrow', a new global campaign to inspire cities in low- and middle-income countries to join ..

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17 Mar 2020
Reboot Health & Wellbeing – Keeping Young People Safe

World Health Organization

Reboot Health & Wellbeing – Keeping Young People Safe

Over 1 million adolescents aged 10-19 years die every year from largely preventable causes The leading causes of death for adolescents are:..

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13 Mar 2020
Every child should have the chance of life

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Every child should have the chance of life

  Each year, over 300,000 children and adolescents aged between 0-19 years old are diagnose..

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12 Mar 2020
Spread the word on 4 March: The roots of obesity run deep

NCD Alliance

Spread the word on 4 March: The roots of obesity run deep

Obesity organisations around the world are coming together on 4 March 2020 to mark World Obesity Day and call for more comp..

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04 Mar 2020
NCDs in humanitarian settings matter: NCD Alliance partners with Direct Relief

NCD Alliance

NCDs in humanitarian settings matter: NCD Alliance partners with Direct Relief

The NCD Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership with Direct Relief, a global NGO that provides direct and targeted assistance to people i..

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04 Mar 2020
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

World Health Organization

World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released today by a Co..

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19 Feb 2020
Launch of the 2019 KAP Community report

World Health Organization

Launch of the 2019 KAP Community report

On the occasion of marking the first year of the KAP, the World Health Organization (WHO) is today launching the ‘Knowledge Action Portal 2019 Co..

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28 Nov 2019
Calling for stronger political leadership and commitment of Member States in tackling NCDs and mental health

World Health Organization

Calling for stronger political leadership and commitment of Member States in tackling NCDs and mental health

New York, 25 September 2019 - In the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the World Health Organization, together with the&nbs..

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01 Oct 2019
WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic

World Health Organization

WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic

Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking ban..

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07 Aug 2019
NCD Child Connect: Summer 2019

NCD Child

NCD Child Connect: Summer 2019

It's been a busy first half of the year for NCD Child and its supporters! As the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage ..

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06 Aug 2019
WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

World Health Organization

WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 month..

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22 Jul 2019
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