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<!-- 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' --> Rethinking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to strengthen NCD responses: co-developing issue briefs ahead of HLM4 (Extended Deadline: 6 December) <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

28 Oct 2024

World Health Organization

Rethinking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to strengthen NCD responses: co-developing issue briefs ahead of HLM4 (Extended Deadline: 6 December)

Ahead of next year’s&nbsp;Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs, and the Second General Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD)&nbsp;in April 2025, preparations to develop technical resources&nbsp;and advocacy materials&nbsp;with GCM Participants and strategic partners&nbsp;are in full-swing.&nbsp;[[8736]]Through its...

28 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

The George Institute

The Future of Women's Health: Using Data and Research to Shape Policy

Summary of a roundtable discussion on women's health in totality; the gender gap in access to care and treatment; and using data to facilitate a more nuanced understanding of gender-related health issues

25 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

NCD Alliance

Noncommunicable diseases among women: A 'slow motion disaster'

Op-ed in STAT News by Professor Robyn Norton, Principal Director of The George Institute for Global Health, and Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance.&nbsp;

25 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

NCD Alliance

Time to deliver on older women's health

Opinion piece on Devex by Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance, and Kate Bunting, Chief Executive Officer of HelpAge USA. Access the full article&nbsp;here.

25 Oct 2024

<!-- 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' --> Call to Action: Gender Equity and Rights in the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases – A Civil Society Call to Action on evidence, best practice, and learning <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

25 Oct 2024

Civil Society Actors

Call to Action: Gender Equity and Rights in the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases – A Civil Society Call to Action on evidence, best practice, and learning

The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) poses a growing threat to population health and well-being and to hard-fought progress on gender equity and women’s rights. We call on representatives of the United Nations and international bodies, governments, business, civil society, health professionals, researchers, philanthropic organisations, and the public to join a coordinated movement t...

25 Oct 2024

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14 Oct 2024

United for Global Mental Health

A global mental health vision for 2035

It is exciting to be working in global mental health. It means interacting with people who are incredibly passionate about improving lives, with perspectives often rooted in real life, family and community experiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;But this work can also be frustrating. All too often, in meetings and events, we are reminded that it is a sector that remains unequal and, in certain respects, underdeve...

14 Oct 2024

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29 Sep 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

World Heart Day

To raise awareness about the dangers of cardiovascular diseases, ADJ conducted a campaign to alert everyone about the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases and promoting healthy habits. The main risk factors for cardiovascular events are hypertension, diabetes, family history, and smoking.560 people were attended to, and we conducted total and fraction cholesterol tests, capillary blood...

29 Sep 2024

<!-- 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' --> Unleashing the power of multistakeholder collaboration to advance cancer care in low- and middle-income countries <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

27 Sep 2024

World Health Organization

Unleashing the power of multistakeholder collaboration to advance cancer care in low- and middle-income countries

For the 2024 World Cancer Congress, the World Health Organization and City Cancer Challenge co-designed a session focused on&nbsp;multistakeholder collaboration in cancer care – a key approach&nbsp;to tackling the rising burden of cancer and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). More than 60 participants discussed the challenges and opportunities of public-...

27 Sep 2024

<!-- 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' --> Sharing Expertise & Amplifying Voices: WHO/UICC Workshop on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Cancer at WCC 2024 <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

25 Sep 2024

World Health Organization, Union for International Cancer Control

Sharing Expertise & Amplifying Voices: WHO/UICC Workshop on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Cancer at WCC 2024

At this year’s World Cancer Congress (WCC) in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) and&nbsp;the Union for International Cancer Control&nbsp;&nbsp;(UICC) jointly hosted a&nbsp;&nbsp;workshop on meaningful engagement of people living with cancer. The workshop was organized in view of the upcoming&nbsp;UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health in Septem...

25 Sep 2024

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09 Sep 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Critical shortages of obstetric medicines put pregnant women at risk

Supplies of several crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting the health of pregnant women at risk and highlighting systemic issues impacting reliable access to safe and effective treatment in pregnancy, according to a new assessment published in the&nbsp;Medical Journal of Australia today.&nbsp;"Australia's supply and access issues in prescription medicine during pregnan...

09 Sep 2024

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02 Sep 2024

Medicines Patent Pool

MPP signs licence agreement to increase access to nilotinib for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia

On the side lines of the World Cancer Congress 2022, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced the signing of a voluntary licensing agreement with Novartis AG to increase access to nilotinib, a twice daily oral medication used to treat chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), part of the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines (WHO EML) for treatment in adults and children of at least...

02 Sep 2024

<!-- 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' --> EDUCATING EDUCATORS: The 5th Immersion Course In T1D For Healthcare Professionals <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

29 Aug 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

EDUCATING EDUCATORS: The 5th Immersion Course In T1D For Healthcare Professionals

Training healthcare professionals in Type 1 Diabetes education.In January 2024, from the 21st to the 28th, the 5th Edition of the Immersion Course in Type 1 Diabetes was held at NR Camp, located in Sapucaí Mirim/SP. It had 16 participants, including 15 healthcare professionals and one observer, aiming to train professionals to welcome and treat T1D.

29 Aug 2024

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