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28 Nov 2018
The WHO GCM/NCD has launched a new Community of Practice on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH). These virtual discussions bring together experts to develop knowledge, share best practices and country case studies on the focused thematic area of NCD prevention and control. Read more here.
28 Nov 2018
21 Nov 2018
21 Nov 2018
11 Nov 2018
The General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) provided an opportunity for the GCM/NCD Participants, including all Member States, UN Agencies, funds, programmes and organizations, as well as non-State actors (NGOs, academic institutions, philanthropic foundations and business associations) “to meet face-to-face to faci...
11 Nov 2018
05 Nov 2018
African ministers of health and environment discuss how to turn health and environmental policies into action. In the African region, 23% of deaths are linked to the environment. New environmental threats have emerged in recent decades, including climate change and rapid and unplanned urbanization. Read the full article here.
05 Nov 2018
29 Oct 2018
Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. A new WHO report on Air pollution and child health: Prescribing...
29 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018
Building and sustaining peace needs women’s voice and leadership. When women are included in peace processes, peace agreements are more likely to last for 15 years or more. Yet, just two years shy of the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution 1325, which placed women’s meaningful participation at the heart of peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery, the role of women co...
24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018
Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health coverage. The Declaration of Astana reaffirms the historic 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, the first time world leaders committed to primary health care. Read the full article here.
24 Oct 2018
22 Oct 2018
The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, hosted by the government of Kazakhstan, WHO, and UNICEF will take place on 25-26 October in Astana, Kazakhstan Washington D.C, 22 October 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Delegations from Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC) this week, as a vital part of achieving universal health and...
22 Oct 2018
16 Oct 2018
Ultraprocessed products are food and drink products that have gone through multiple stages of industrial processing, to the point where the end product contains very little real food at all, let alone any nutritional value. Not only are ultraprocessed foods full of sugar, fats, and sodium, but they are rich in additives designed to mimic and enhance the real flavor of food, which makes us consume...
16 Oct 2018
05 Oct 2018
Representatives from 60 countries and more than 200 cities – roughly half of them located in the WHO European Region – have gathered in Belfast, United Kingdom, for the WHO International Healthy Cities Conference, taking place on 1–4 October. Over the course of the event, participants will take part in plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and site visits that aim to equip cities wi...
05 Oct 2018
