World Obesity Federation
Guide: Creating Healthy Workplaces
04 Mar 2021
A guide for employers to build healthy and supportive work environments
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World Obesity Federation
Factsheet: The Roots of Obesity
Briefs & Fact Sheets
03 Mar 2021
Simple factsheet explaining the roots of obesity concisely.
Conflict and Health
Operational considerations for the management of non-communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies
Publication
25 Feb 2021
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number...
World Health Organization
Global protocol for measuring fatty acid profiles of foods, with emphasis on monitoring trans-fatty acids originating from partially hydrogenated oils
Publication
04 Feb 2021
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Union for International Cancer Control
Global action on financing cervical cancer elimination
Publication
01 Feb 2021
Executive Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth-most commonly detected cancer in women worldwide yet is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers if detected early. Women in low- and lower-middle income countries and the poorest within cou...
IntraHealth International
INITIATIVE DE SANTE URBAINE POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE L’HYPERTENSION ARTERIELLE
Publication
13 Jan 2021
Élaborée dans le cadre du projet "Better Hearts, Better Cities" soutenu par la Fondation Novartis, cette boîte à outils a été conçue pour aider les différents acteurs des programmes de lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles à mettre en...
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Sustainable development is key to improving global kidney health
Article
21 Dec 2020
Beyond the need to understand disease mechanisms and develop new therapies, the inequities that deprive individuals of a healthy life must also be addressed to ensure kidney health for all. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals1 (SDGs) were adopted by...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children.
Guide
10 Dec 2020
In these guidelines, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides evidence-informed recommendations for the management of chronic pain in children. The recommendations are based on the most current, high-quality scientific evidence, and were formulat...
WHO
Guiding Principles and Framework Manual for Front-of-Pack Labelling for promoting Healthy Diets
Publication
25 Nov 2020
Front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) is an important policy tool for countries to help consumers to make healthier food choices. This document – WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-ofpack labelling for promoting healthy diets – has be...
The Lancet
Mortality impact of achieving WHO cervical cancer elimination targets: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 low-income and lower-middle-income countries
Article
14 Nov 2020
WHO is developing a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, which proposes an elimination threshold of four cases per 100 000 women and includes 2030 triple-intervention coverage targets for scale-up of human...
World Health Organization
Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem
Strategy document
14 Nov 2020
This global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer proposes: a vision of a world where cervical cancer is eliminated as a public health problem; a threshold of 4 per 100 000 women-years for elimination as a public health problem; the f...
World Economic Forum
Accelerating Digital Inclusion in the New Normal
26 Oct 2020
COVID-19 has highlighted how critical digital connectivity is to governments, businesses, and society, and has brought a newfound sense of urgency to the digital inclusion agenda. While the crisis has enabled hundreds of millions to participate onlin...