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17 Oct 2023

International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)

Urgent Appeal for Humanity Amidst the Escalation of the Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) extends its deep-felt concern and profound solidarity towards the populations affected by the current events between Israel and Palestine and condemns unfolding incidents.&nbsp; The humanitarian emergency has persisted for the past 10 days, and with each passing minute, the number of innocent lives lost continues to rise,...

17 Oct 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> WHO NCD Lab Innovators at the Global Forum for Adolescents: The power of young voices to counter harmful marketing practices that drive NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

13 Oct 2023

Yvonne Arivalagan

WHO NCD Lab Innovators at the Global Forum for Adolescents: The power of young voices to counter harmful marketing practices that drive NCDs

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and mental health conditions can have a significant impact on children and adolescents. Risk factors such as physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol often negatively affect child and adolescent health and wellbeing and cause poor health outcomes in adu...

13 Oct 2023

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11 Oct 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Reflections from Women Deliver: championing gendered approaches to addressing non-communicable diseases

At Women Deliver 2023, The George Institute for Global Health and World Health Organization launched a global call-to-action to share evidence, best practice and learning around the gendered barriers to access for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. In Korea, single mother Mrs. Kim works as a farm labourer and has a treatable heart condition. Her mai...

11 Oct 2023

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09 Oct 2023

NCD Alliance

New fund for NCDs to spark country action

NCDs account for 74% of all global deaths, 41 million people each year, yet they attract a miniscule fraction of global health financing. So situating them within other regional and global health movements, such as advocacy for Universal Health Coverage, is key to raising their profile and boosting support for NCD care and prevention, explains Dr. Douglas Webb in this episode of the NCD Alliance p...

09 Oct 2023

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08 Oct 2023

World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Day 2023 - We're not waiting - Beating hepatitis and cancer together

Hepatitis B virus is an oncogenic virus that causes liver cancer at the same rate as someone who actively smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. Yet, we wait to treat hepatitis B infected patients until they develop liver disease before initiating treatment. The WHO 'Best buys' document provides recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, and recently...

08 Oct 2023

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08 Oct 2023

World Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes Compass: A screening campaign with communities at heart

By the end of this year, a diabetes screening tool that will enable community workers to easily screen people is ready to be launched in the two partner countries Sri Lanka and Tanzania. &nbsp; To make sure that the new tool is adapted to the communities' needs and cultural practices, and that it will empower them to improve their health through screening and prevention, the Digital Health t...

08 Oct 2023

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05 Oct 2023

World Lung Day Webinar - on-demand

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Missed the Forum of International Respiratory Societies' World Lung Day webinar?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Watch it on-demand here: https://bit.ly/46bK6IW

05 Oct 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Meaningful and active participation of women and girls in health planning, programming, and monitoring. <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

23 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Meaningful and active participation of women and girls in health planning, programming, and monitoring.

Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...

23 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Video recording: 2023 Multistakeholder Gathering on NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

20 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Video recording: 2023 Multistakeholder Gathering on NCDs

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, to be held in the margins of the UN High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) 2023, WHO, NCD Alliance and the World Diabetes Foundation will co-hosted the second Multistakeholder Gathering to Ac...

20 Sep 2023

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20 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Increasing engagement with government sectors, civil society and local communities. Key messages from the 2023 Multistakeholder Gathering on NCDs

On Thursday, 14th September 2023, the World Health Organization, NCD Alliance and the Word Diabetes Foundation co-hosted the second Multistakeholder Gathering to Accelerate Progress on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4 and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The event took place in the lead up to the second annual Gathering of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for NCDs...

20 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Launch of the Global Mapping Report on Multisectoral Actions & Global Week of Action on NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

14 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Launch of the Global Mapping Report on Multisectoral Actions & Global Week of Action on NCDs

Today marks the launch of this year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs, a yearly campaign aimed at slowing the increasing burden of NCDs with contributions of people everywhere. Actions can be big or small - the power of the Global Week for Action comes through collaboration across countries and sectors towards a common goal: reducing preventable death and illness and increasing health and equity...

14 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Strengthening the evidence base on sex differences and gender inequities. <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

10 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Strengthening the evidence base on sex differences and gender inequities.

Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...

10 Sep 2023

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