Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Obesity Federation

Investing in action on obesity: Catalysing the double dividend

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Oct 2025

World Obesity has published a new advocacy brief, making the case for action on obesity as a ‘win-win’ investment for countries in fiscally challenging times.“Investing in Action on Obesity: Catalysing the Double Dividend” argues that investi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health carePhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+3

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Association Santé Diabète

Diabetes: New Challenges Linking Environment, Diet, and Health, in the Global North and South (Free MOOC)

28 Oct 2025

Santé Diabète is launching a new MOOC, available for free in French on the Campus AFD platform. Registration is now open. This MOOC is a collaborative project between Santé Diabète, the Chair of Philosophy at the Hospital, the Chair of Humanities...

DiabetesAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesDigital health and innovationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+7

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Resolution: Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions ( (EM/RC72/R.4)

Publication

20 Oct 2025

The resolution urges Member States to integrate palliative care into national health systems — including universal health coverage benefit packages, primary and hospital-based services, and home/community care — while also ensuring access to esse...

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions

Strategy document

30 Sep 2025

The WHO EMRO technical paper “Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions” supports the recent RC Resolution in the region. The technical paper provides insights to&nbsp;quantify and exposes a large unmet nee...

Strategy documentAccess to essential medicines and servicesEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseHealthy AgingHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careRefugee and migrant health+4

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World Health Organization

Global report on hypertension 2025: high stakes: turning evidence into action

Report

23 Sep 2025

The second Global report on hypertension highlights&nbsp;the urgent need to scale up detection, treatment, and control of hypertension, especially at the primary health care level. It showcases proven solutions, country successes, and clear recommend...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia: Burden, risk factors and services for prevention and management

Report

18 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs)—primarily asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—contribute significantly to the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO South-East Asia Region. CRDs impose a growing socioeconomic...

ReportChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization

Global scientific panel on chronic respiratory diseases: Background paper

Briefs & Fact Sheets

14 Sep 2025

This background paper was developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) to provide the scientific basis for strengthening the global response to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Drawing on the latest evidence and in...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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WHO, Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Key advocacy messages for chronic respiratory diseases

Strategy document

14 Sep 2025

This advocacy paper, developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), calls for urgent and coordinated action to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) worldwide.&nbsp;Building on evidence compiled in th...

Strategy documentChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Roadmap on Single Pill Combination Therapies

Article

25 Aug 2025

The WHF Roadmap on Single-Pill Combination (SPC) highlights key roadblocks to their wider use and sets out practical solutions to overcome barriers in availability, affordability, and adoption. By scaling up SPCs, countries can improve cardiovascular...

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025

Report

11 Aug 2025

The Second General Meeting of the GCM/NCD took place virtually from 23 to 25 April 2025. More than 300 participants from over 50 countries actively participated in the three-day main event. This meeting report assembles the main highlights and key ou...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+6

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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

Reimagining our response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health: Reflections on the draft Political Declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Aug 2025

This policy brief outlines three areas where industry seeks more explicit commitments from governments in the upcoming Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, to be agreed this 25 September at the UN HLM:Leverage health innovationStrengthen...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care+7

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

2025 focused update of the 2020 ISTH guidelines for management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Publication

22 Jul 2025

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasias (ISTH) has published updated guidelines for the management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The updates to this guideline, originally published in 2020, aim to standardize the ther...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseMultistakeholder CollaborationPrimary health careHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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