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Partnership for Healthy Cities

Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center

Database

03 Jun 2020

Cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center is home to practical guidance and tools to support cities in four technical areas: Surveillance and Epidemiology, Communications, Public H...

DatabaseMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and health+1

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Springer - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

The potential long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with non-communicable diseases in Europe: consequences for healthy ageing

Publication

26 May 2020

Abstract The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have focused on containing SARS-CoV-2 infection and identifying treatment strategies. While controlling this communicable disease is of utmost importance, the long-term effect on individuals with...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseasesHealthy Aging+1

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World Health Organization

WHO Results Report Programme Budget 2018-2019

Report

20 May 2020

The Programme budget 2018–2019 was last and the largest of the three Programme budgets (2014–2019) of the Twelfth General Programme of Work, 2014–2019. The Health Assembly-approved Programme budget 2018–2019 totalled US$ 4422 million and was...

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World Health Organization

WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19

Publication

11 May 2020

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for...

PublicationTobacco use

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers

Article

08 May 2020

Concerns exists that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase susceptibility to coronavirus SARS CoV-2 (the viral agent that causes the disease COVID-19) and the likelihood of severe...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 May 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded gro...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health+2

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World Health Organization

Frequently Asked Questions: Breastfeeding and COVID-19- For health care workers

Guide

04 May 2020

The interim guidance and FAQ reflect: i. the available evidence regarding transmission risks of COVID-19 through breastmilk; ii. the protective effects of breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, and, iii. the harmful effects of inappropriate use of i...

GuideCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

New FAQs address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19

Article

04 May 2020

Mothers and healthcare workers who support them have many questions and concerns about whether it is safe for mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to be close to and breastfeed their babies during the pandemic. To address their questions, WHO...

ArticleCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Q&A on COVID-19 and breastfeeding

Fact sheet

04 May 2020

A Q&amp;A page on COVID-19 and breastfeeding. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Fact sheetCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with COVID-19

01 May 2020

Concerns have been raised that NSAIDs may be associated with an increased risk of adverse effects when used in patients with acute viral respiratory infections, including COVID-19.1,2 This review aimed to assess the effects of prior and current use o...

Communicable diseases

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HelpAge International

How to Overcome the Challenges Faced with PEN Services in Myanmar – HelpAge International (April 2020)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Apr 2020

This policy brief examines the implementation of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Disease Interventions (PEN) across Myanmar’s 330 townships and identifies key operational challenges such as supply chain gaps, training limitations, low...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNCD LabHealthy Aging

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World Health Organization

Addressing noncommunicable diseases in the COVID-19 response

Guide

22 Apr 2020

People with underlying noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer have a high risk for developing severe and even fatal COVID-19. It is important for them to strictly...

GuideCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care+1

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