World Health Organization
Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.
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World Health Organization
Stay physically active during self-quarantine
Guide
18 Mar 2020
As new COVID-19 cases continue to emerge in the WHO European Region, many healthy individuals are being requested to stay at home in self-quarantine. In some countries, fitness centres and other locations where individuals are normally active, will r...
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
AFRO Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative
Article
04 Mar 2020
Encouraging women to seek cervical cancer screening and medical help in case of early symptoms, and providing health workers with appropriate information and skills on cervical cancer to meet the needs of all women. The AFRO Comprehensive Cervical...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control
Publication
04 Mar 2020
Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control
Wiley Library: Paediatric Blood and Cancer
The relevance of nutrition to pediatric oncology: A cancer control perspective
Publication
15 Feb 2020
It is indisputable that adequate and appropriate nutrition is fundamental to the health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with cancer. Nutrition has a role in most of the accepted components of the cancer...
NCD Alliance
Pushing for Progress - Accountability Toolkit
Guide
12 Feb 2020
The Toolkit provides background on the concept of accountability to the NCD civil society community, and resources to support civil society monitoring initiatives. The 2020 Toolkit is an update from a previous version from 2013, which included a benc...
NCD Alliance
Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress - Policy brief
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Feb 2020
The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...
World Health Organization
WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO Independent High-level Comission on NCDs was established in 2017 to advise Dr. Tedros on ways to transform new opportunities to progress towards SDG target 3.4. The final report includes 8 recommendations on how to take action to best e...
World Health Organization
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020 describes the achievements made by Member States on 10 indicators for NCDs. Within the report, country profiles include data on the population, percentage and number of deaths from NCDs, and the risk of premature death f...
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention
Report
06 Feb 2020
The report focuses on prevention and offers the most comprehensive overview of relevant research avaliable to date, ranging from descriptive etiology, cellular and molecular biology, toxicology and pathology through to behavioural and social sciences...
World Health Organization
WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all
Report
06 Feb 2020
The report aims to set the agenda on cancer, mobilize stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing in cancer control and universal health coverage. It introduces the principles, tools and current priority cancer control interventions...
HRIDAY
India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs
Guide
12 Dec 2019
The India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs has been developed as a result of the Community Conversations and Regional Consultations, involving voices of people with lived experiences, conducted between 2017-2018. The development of this Adv...