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WDF funds four new projects in first half of 2019

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF funds four new projects in first half of 2019

WDF signed four new projects in Africa and central Asia in the first half of 2019, and approved several others that are now in the final phases of ..

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10 Jul 2019
WHO highlights huge scale of tobacco-related lung disease deaths

World Health Organization

WHO highlights huge scale of tobacco-related lung disease deaths

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization is highlighting the damage tobacco causes to lung health: over 40% of all tob..

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09 Jul 2019
WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries

World Health Organization

WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries

Three quarters of people living with epilepsy in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need, increasing their risk of dying prematurel..

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09 Jul 2019
WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable access

World Health Organization

WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable access

WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries prioritize critical health produ..

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09 Jul 2019
Ensuring ethical conduct of implementation research

World Health Organization

Ensuring ethical conduct of implementation research

Today, TDR and WHO launched a new training course on ethics in implementation research to ensure appropriate engagement with research subjects and ..

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02 Jul 2019
WHO draws attention to death toll from tobacco-related lung diseases

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WHO draws attention to death toll from tobacco-related lung diseases

On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization draws attention to the damage caused by tobacco to lung health: more than 40% of to..

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31 May 2019
UICC called for further investment in prevention, early detection, treatment and palliative care - 72nd World Health Assembly

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

UICC called for further investment in prevention, early detection, treatment and palliative care - 72nd World Health Assembly

21 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland - Discussions kicked off in earnest today, with Member States examining the WHO’s budget for 2020-2021 as well ..

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27 May 2019
Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia

World Health Organization

Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia

14 May 2019 – People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling the..

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27 May 2019
New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

World Health Organization

New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time fo..

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24 Apr 2019
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions

World Health Organization

WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions

WHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and compu..

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18 Apr 2019
WHO to continue to facilitate countries’ information-sharing to improve transparency on prices

World Health Organization

WHO to continue to facilitate countries’ information-sharing to improve transparency on prices

At a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, delegates from governments and civil society organizations called for greater transparen..

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18 Apr 2019
WHO unveils sweeping reforms in drive towards “triple billion” targets

World Health Organization

WHO unveils sweeping reforms in drive towards “triple billion” targets

WHO today announced the most wide-ranging reforms in the Organization’s history to modernize and strengthen the institution to play its role more..

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14 Mar 2019
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