23 Mar 2020
Health Action International (HAI) recently provided feedback on the European Commission initiative ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan‘. This initiative aims to contribute to the work that has already been done to reduce incidences of cancer in the European Union (EU). In our response, we welcomed the European Commission’s dedication to beating cancer, a disease exacting a heavy burden on patien...
23 Mar 2020
23 Mar 2020
All countries are worryingly off track to meet the 2025 global targets to which they have committed, despite just 5 years to go. By 2025, global obesity prevalence is predicted to reach 18% in men and surpass 21% in women, with many countries experiencing much higher levels. Five countries – US, China, Brazil, India and Russia – account for around a third of all cases of obesity in adult...
23 Mar 2020
23 Mar 2020
Our medical experts explain what we know so far about the Covid-19 coronavirus and how it can affect people with heart disease. Read more here.
23 Mar 2020
20 Mar 2020
At the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, we are acutely conscious that the people we serve, the poorest and most marginalized across the world who suffer most from HIV, TB and malaria, are also likely to be the most affected by COVID-19. In the countries in which we invest, weak health systems will not be able to contain an outbreak that appears to be able to outflank even...
20 Mar 2020
20 Mar 2020
GENEVA (ILO News) – The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO). However, if we see an internationally coordinated policy response, as happened in the global financial crisis of 2008/9, then the impact on global unemployment could be significan...
20 Mar 2020
20 Mar 2020
The UN Foundation, at the request of WHO, and in partnership with Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, has created the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund which was launched Friday March 13, 2020 by WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. This first-of-its-kind mechanism will mean companies, philanthropies, and individuals can contribute to WHO’s work to prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19...
20 Mar 2020
17 Mar 2020
C/Can launches 'The City of Tomorrow', a new global campaign to inspire cities in low- and middle-income countries to join C/Can in tackling the world’s growing cancer burden. Ahead of October’s Call for Applications inviting cities to join C/Can’s global network, a new interactive website provides a suite of resources and a checklist to help cities to assess and build their readiness to tak...
17 Mar 2020
13 Mar 2020
Over 1 million adolescents aged 10-19 years die every year from largely preventable causes The leading causes of death for adolescents are: Road injury, suicide, interpersonal violence, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases. Meanwhile, the leading cause of death for girls (15-19 years of age) is pregnancy-related complications. Most of these deaths can be prevented with health-promoting policies and...
13 Mar 2020
12 Mar 2020
Each year, over 300,000 children and adolescents aged between 0-19 years old are diagnosed with cancer. Despite many childhood cancers being treatable, over 80,000 children die each year with the majority of these deaths occurring in low-and-middle-income countries. Childhood cancer survival rates are currently estimated at 80% in high-income countries but drop significantly low to a...
12 Mar 2020
04 Mar 2020
Obesity organisations around the world are coming together on 4 March 2020 to mark World Obesity Day and call for more comprehensive solutions, treatment, and shared accountability for addressing the global epidemic that is obesity. People with obesity are constantly shamed and blamed for their disease. The World Obesity Federation is demanding change to make this stop and ensure people get the ca...
04 Mar 2020
04 Mar 2020
The NCD Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership with Direct Relief, a global NGO that provides direct and targeted assistance to people in need through the mobilisation and provision of essential medical resources, to join forces and make the case that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) matter in humanitarian settings. Read more here.
04 Mar 2020
19 Feb 2020
No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released today by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The Commission was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and The Lancet. The report, A Future for the World’s Children?, finds that the health and future...
19 Feb 2020
