Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Oct 2023
Key facts Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults, and is the most common chronic disease among children. Inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs cause asthma symptoms, which ca...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Sep 2023
Key facts Anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people in 2019. More women are affected by anxiety disorders than men. Symptoms of anxiety often have onset during childhood or adolescence....
Briefs & Fact Sheets
20 Sep 2023
On the occasion of the second annual Gathering of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the prevention and control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) for the Global NCD Compact, held in the margins of the second UN High-level Meeting...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Sep 2023
Key facts Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally. Each year, 17 million people die from a NCD before age 70; 86% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income cou...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Sep 2023
Decriminalization of suicide and suicide attempts represents one critical step governments can take in their efforts to prevent suicide. The WHO Policy Brief on the health aspects of decriminalization of suicide and suicide attempts cites d...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Sep 2023
This page regroups important resources on cervical cancer elimination such as infographics, videos, documents and links.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Sep 2023
On Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance, the World Bank, and the World Diabetes Foundation convened a closed-door high-level roundtable, “Integrating Health Financing to Achieve UHC and NCD SDG Targets,” as a parallel even...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Sep 2023
Key facts In 2020, low back pain (LBP) affected 619 million people globally and it is estimated that the number of cases will increase to 843 million cases by 2050, driven largely by population expansion and ageing (1). LBP is the single lead...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Aug 2023
Key facts Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for the highest mortality rates among both men and women. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, responsible for approximately 85% of all cases....
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Aug 2023
Key facts Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer cases and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. It predominantly affects older individuals, with t...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
30 Jul 2023
This policy brief highlights the urgent need for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to be responsive to the needs and rights of women across the life-course including older women, who make up over 27% of the global female population yet are largely invi...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
22 Jul 2023
The ISN Dialysis Toolkit, launched in response to the increasing demand for kidney failure treatment in low-resource settings, is a comprehensive resource aligned with the ISN framework endorsed by the WHO in 2021.
