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World Health Organization, Dr Michelle Funk

WHO blueprint for mental health policy and law reform

Mental health is a public health priority and a fundamental human right.&nbsp;Yet, many systems remain reliant on biomedical models and institutional care, o..

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16 May 2025

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WHO Civil Society Working Group on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) calls for all governments to take urgent action to protect billions of people affected by NCDs and mental health conditions

Urgent action is needed to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions globally. Cardiovascular diseases, canc..

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02 May 2025

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WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs

The 3rd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health and Neurological Conditions

The&nbsp;WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs&nbsp;is&nbsp;hosting&nbsp;the&nbsp;Third Symposium on the Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Nonc..

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09 Apr 2025

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WHO FCTC Secretariat

20th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO FCTC

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) marked its 20th anniversary of entry into force on 27 February 2025.This milestone presents..

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27 Feb 2025

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World Health Organization

Historic win for kidney health as WHO adopts global resolution

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) welcomes the adoption of the&nbsp;..

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03 Feb 2025

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WHO

The silent killer: why chronic respiratory disease deserves global attention

On World COPD Day 2024, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Mr José Luis Castro (WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases) call for..

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25 Nov 2024

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World Health Organization

Shaping Narratives, Driving Action: The 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions

The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD) will host the 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement&nbsp;on&nbsp;5th&nbsp;December 2024&nbsp;—..

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12 Nov 2024

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World Health Organization, Union for International Cancer Control

Sharing Expertise & Amplifying Voices: WHO/UICC Workshop on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Cancer at WCC 2024

At this year’s World Cancer Congress (WCC) in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) and&nbsp;the Union for International Cancer Control&nbsp;&nbsp;(U..

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25 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Have you heard of white snus? A Swedish tobacco control activist rings the alarm

“There is a lot of talk about Sweden becoming smoke-free, but this is a narrative that has been created by the tobacco industry,” warns Helen Stjerna, le..

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29 May 2024

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World Health Organization

WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement: Day 2 Recap

Continuing the work started on the first day of the WHO Symposium on Meaningful En..

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16 May 2024

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World Health Organization

WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement: Day 1 Recap

More than 200 participants attended the first day of the WHO Symposium on Meaningf..

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15 May 2024

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World Health Organization

WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of people living with NCDs, mental health, and neurological conditions.

In preparation of the&nbsp;4th&nbsp;High-Level Meeting of the United Nations..

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01 May 2024

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