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30 seconds to cure cervical cancer: new technology opens door to rapid treatment in Uzbekistan

Chile: where action on hypertension is saving lives

From soft drink taxes to detecting people at risk, the United Arab Emirates is promoting health by beating noncommunicable diseases

Ukraine to finance expanded opioid substitution therapy programme

Ukraine: 20% reduction in smokers since 2010

Thailand’s physical activity drive is improving health by addressing NCDs

Tajikistan develops its first list of essential assistive products for older people and people with disabilities

Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment to combat tobacco on World No Tobacco Day

Protecting women in Solomon Islands from cervical cancer

Treating diabetes takes more than insulin: Senegal mobile phone project promoting public health

A tobacco tax success story in the Russian Federation

Romania to become a smoke-free country

Republic of Moldova celebrates one-year anniversary of smoke-free public places

Steady progress towards a tobacco-free Poland

Oman beating NCDs at the souk, the restaurant and the bakery doors

Malta launches food and nutrition policy and action plan

Creative approach for the prevention of psychoactive substance use in Lithuania

Prevention of NCDs in Latvia: a roadmap for physical activity and the launch of Latvian COSI report

Launching of Jordan Non-Communicable Disease Alliance

Ireland launches new codes of practice to tackle marketing of unhealthy foods to children

Using taxes to beat NCDs: success story in Hungary

Georgia launches communication campaign to support new tobacco control legislation

France announces plan to implement plain packaging with its new National Programme on the fight against tobacco

Inspiration tour to North Karelia: 45 successful years of reducing coronary heart disease mortality the community way

Parliament in Estonia approves legislation taxing soft drinks

Reducing young people’s access to alcohol in Cyprus

Bhutan making its people healthier, happier by beating noncommunicable diseases

Belarus makes progress in tobacco and alcohol control

Treating cardiovascular disease in Barbados

Austrian COSI survey underlines the importance of school nutrition policies

Albania, host of SEEHN meeting, scales up implementation of WHO FCTC with smoke-free public places

Afghanistan launches Food Security and Nutrition Agenda to fight malnutrition

Turkey limits amount of industrially produced trans fats in foods

Ensuring continuity of cancer care while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences from Kyrgyzstan (2020)

Adapting services to respond to coronary artery and cerebrovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiences from Italy (2020)

Egypt bans waterpipes and ramps up health awareness during COVID-19

Kuwait bans waterpipes and creates national awareness during COVID-19

Lebanon bans waterpipes and adapts smoking cessation services during COVID-19

Oman bans waterpipes and creates national awareness during COVID-19

Qatar bans waterpipes, creates national awareness and adapts smoking cessation services during COVID-19

Saudi Arabia bans waterpipes, creates national awareness and adapts smoking cessation services during COVID-19

Sudan creates national awareness and bans waterpipes during COVID-19

ONCOPEDS: Telemedicine within reach to parents of children with cancer in Perú

Sri Lanka: using technology to train and mentor staff on the NCD frontline

Mongolia: crafting essential country-specific tools to tackle NCDs

Burkina Faso: creating new tools to act on hypertension

Honduras: building a national road-map for diabetes surveillance

Expanding cycling infrastructure to fight the COVID-19 pandemic: Lima, Peru

Mass media campaign to promote behaviour change and solidarity through the COVID-19 pandemic: Yangon, Myanmar