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World Health Organization

Global status report on neurology

Report

12 Oct 2025

Neurological conditions are the leading cause of ill health and disability, affecting over 1 in 3 people worldwide. The Global status report on neurology presents the first comprehensive global assessment of the public health response to neurological...

ReportMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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PLOS Global Public Health

People with lived experience of chronic conditions are key epistemic authorities in global health

Article

10 Oct 2025

This opinion piece, authored by the Steering Committee Members of the WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions, calls for a shift from tokenistic involvement tow...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences+4

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NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation, Jphiego, UNFPA, World Health Organization

Integration across the life course: Bridging noncommunicable diseases and sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

13 Sep 2025

Launched during the Uniting Efforts on Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health side event to the 4th High Level Meeting on NCDs, this policy brief spotlights the integration of NCD care into Maternal and Children health services.&nbsp;Proven mo...

Briefs & Fact SheetsGender, equity and human rights

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Roadmap on Single Pill Combination Therapies

Article

25 Aug 2025

The WHF Roadmap on Single-Pill Combination (SPC) highlights key roadblocks to their wider use and sets out practical solutions to overcome barriers in availability, affordability, and adoption. By scaling up SPCs, countries can improve cardiovascular...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care+1

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025

Report

11 Aug 2025

The Second General Meeting of the GCM/NCD took place virtually from 23 to 25 April 2025. More than 300 participants from over 50 countries actively participated in the three-day main event. This meeting report assembles the main highlights and key ou...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+6

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HelpAge International

Age inclusion handbook

Guide

30 Jul 2025

Age Inclusion Handbook (2024) – HelpAge InternationalThe Age Inclusion Handbook is a comprehensive three-part resource designed to support practitioners, partners, and organisations in embedding age inclusion across humanitarian and development pro...

GuideMultisectoral ActionHealthy Aging

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HelpAge International

Toolkit for homebased incontinence care

Guide

29 Jul 2025

This toolkit was developed in Malawi and designed by older women and men living with incontinence, alongside their caregivers, in collaboration with MANEPO. In 2024, older people and caregivers shared the challenges they face with daily self-care. A...

GuideMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesAccess to essential medicines and services
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Alzheimer's Disease International

ADI leads research forecasting dementia to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2040

Briefs & Fact Sheets

15 Jul 2025

Alzheimer's Disease International, in collaboration with academics from the London School of Economics, published a commentary in Nature Reviews Neurology urging governments to include dementia in NCD policies and frameworks. This paper reveals strik...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupHealthy Aging+1

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The Lancet

Metrics for diplomats: is mortality from non-communicable diseases increasing or decreasing?

Article

03 Jul 2025

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsDisability and rehabilitationHealthy AgingHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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GWU School of Medicine and Health Sciences

*NEW* Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals

Publication

02 Jul 2025

This comprehensive, competency-based training is free, aligns with CMS requirements for training and uses evidence-based information to prepare patient navigators to effectively address barriers to care for cancer patients and survivors. Through a co...

PublicationCancerMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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The International League of Dermatological Societies

ILDS Response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Article

25 Jun 2025

The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), an umbrella organisation of over 200 professional dermatological organisations across 104 countries, welcomes the commitment to advance global efforts on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionUnhealthy diets+5
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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cervical Cancer Advocacy handbook

Guide

06 Jun 2025

UICC’s 2025 Cervical Cancer Advocacy handbook serves as a practical guide to support civil society organisations (CSOs) and patient groups in advocating for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment services, in line with th...

GuideCancerCivil Society Working GroupHealth Literacy DevelopmentMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+4

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