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01 Mar 2025

International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care

Launch of the Atlas of Palliative Care in the Asia Pacific Regions: An advocacy tool for palliative care

On Apr 24, 2025, the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network's&nbsp;2025 Atlas of Palliative Care was launched at the 16th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference in Malaysia. This is a first for the Western Pacific and South East Asian regions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Coordinated by Spain's ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care, housed at the University of Navarra, this atlas joins simil...

01 Mar 2025

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27 Feb 2025

WHO FCTC Secretariat

20th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO FCTC

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) marked its 20th anniversary of entry into force on 27 February 2025.This milestone presents an opportunity to reflect on the treaty’s achievements, reinforce commitments to global tobacco control, and envision a healthier future free from the tobacco epidemic.This video was produced on this occasion.&nbsp;

27 Feb 2025

<!-- 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' --> World Kidney Day 2025: 'Are Your Kidneys OK?' A Global Call for Early Detection and Kidney Health Awareness <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

26 Feb 2025

International Society of Nephrology

World Kidney Day 2025: 'Are Your Kidneys OK?' A Global Call for Early Detection and Kidney Health Awareness

The 2025 theme, "Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health,” highlights the importance of recognizing kidney disease risk factors and accessing timely testing to improve early detection, intervention, and outcomes.&nbsp;Here are some ways to support the World Kidney Day (WKD) campaign:&nbsp;Organize or take part in a WKD activity to mark the day and pin it to the WKD interactive m...

26 Feb 2025

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25 Feb 2025

World Health Organization

Workshop report: Scaling Grassroots Innovations through the Public Sector to Address NCDs

Grassroots innovations have the potential to accelerate NCD prevention and control efforts by leveraging community perspectives and strengthen ownership of health interventions. However, identifying, supporting and scaling small innovations through national public health systems often remain a challenge. Many countries are missing the necessary policies, operational frameworks and capacity to asse...

25 Feb 2025

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24 Feb 2025

World Health Organization, Guy Fones

How to sustainably finance the noncommunicable diseases and mental health response

The case for investment for NCDs and mental health conditionsThe staggering scale of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health epidemic results in major economic losses and socioeconomic challenges. Premature deaths and disability reduce human capital and decrease productivity, while simultaneously increasing prevention and treatment costs for people, communities and countries.Investin...

24 Feb 2025

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20 Feb 2025

Thalassaemia International Federation

International Thalassaemia Day 2025 - The Theme

On May 8, 2025, the global thalassaemia community will come together to honour International Thalassaemia Day. This year, we proudly embrace the theme, 'Together for Thalassaemia: Uniting Communities, Prioritizing Patients', and rally under the powerful slogans #WeAre1 and #PatientsFirst.&nbsp;Thalassaemia is far more than a medical condition; it transcends numbers and statistics, and it involves&...

20 Feb 2025

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03 Feb 2025

World Health Organization

Historic win for kidney health as WHO adopts global resolution

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) welcomes the adoption of the&nbsp;World Health Organization (WHO) kidney health resolution&nbsp;at the 78th World Health Assembly, a landmark achievement in the global fight against kidney disease.&nbsp;This historic step marks the first time kidney health has been formally prioritized within the WHO noncommunicable diseases (NCD) agenda, paving the wa...

03 Feb 2025

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31 Jan 2025

World Health Organization

New advocacy tool: Key messages for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions

A new advocacy toolkit assembles key messages for the meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health, and neurological conditions. The messages were co-created and co-authored with people with lived experience and other key stakeholders from over 85 countries through the&nbsp;WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement hosted by WHO Global Coordination Mechan...

31 Jan 2025

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29 Jan 2025

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

43rd Camp of the Juvenile Diabetes Association

The ADJ/NR camp season, which has been held since 1980, focuses on diabetes education and has a social aspect to provide this experience to any child with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) who is interested in attending the camp.This season, we had 86 campers and 79 healthcare professionals, including 23 nurses, 32 doctors, 12 nutritionists, 8 psychologists, and 2 physical educators. Additionally, the NR team...

29 Jan 2025

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27 Jan 2025

Thalassaemia International Federation

Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) Launches the 5th Edition of the TIF Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassaemia

In a major stride towards advancing global understanding and management of thalassaemia and consistently elevating the standard of care provided to affected individuals, the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) is delighted to announce the release of the updated 5th edition of the TIF Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT).&nbsp;&nbsp;This edition stand...

27 Jan 2025

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15 Jan 2025

Type 1 diabetes – Advancing a global road map for improved and integrated care in low-resource settings

Global efforts to address&nbsp;diabetes and other&nbsp;non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have fallen short particularly in low- and middle-income countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;World Diabetes Foundation,&nbsp;the East African Diabetes Study Group,&nbsp;the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, and&nbsp;the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy&nbsp;invite you to the Type 1 diabetes – Advancin...

15 Jan 2025

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11 Dec 2024

World Health Organization

NCD Lab Cycle 4: How five innovative projects in Africa are transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care

For its 4th cycle, the&nbsp;WHO NCD Lab called for innovative solutions that strengthen noncommunicable disease (NCD) and mental health services using a primary health care approach. Out of&nbsp;the more than&nbsp;80 submitted projects, five innovations were selected to be included in the NCD Lab’s growing global portfolio of leading NCD innovations. Discover how these five innovators are tackli...

11 Dec 2024

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