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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' --> Needed more than ever: 3 takeaways from the World Health Innovation Forum on why grassroots innovations are key to addressing NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

13 Dec 2023

Yvonne Arivalagan

Needed more than ever: 3 takeaways from the World Health Innovation Forum on why grassroots innovations are key to addressing NCDs

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the world’s most urgent and complex health challenges. Cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and mental health conditions account for over 74% of all global deaths, and their complex risk factors are often intertwined with the negative impacts of additional determinants of health. NCDs are also a matter of equity, as the v...

13 Dec 2023

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13 Dec 2023

World Health Organization

Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries meet to fast-track multisectoral and multi-stakeholder action for NCD prevention and control

On 14 and 15 December 2023, nine countries from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) will meet in Astana, Kazakhstan, to strengthen governance, multisectoral action and multistakeholder collaboration for NCD prevention and control. Organized by the World Health Organization’s Global NCD Platform (GNP), through the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs, and supported by &nbsp;the WHO Region...

13 Dec 2023

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17 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

17 November: Cervical cancer elimination day of action

Commemorating 3 years of global collaboration with survivors, leaders,&nbsp;and advocates towards the elimination of cervical cancer. 17 November 2023 marks the third anniversary of the global movement to eliminate cervical cancer. Since 2020, 194 countries are committed to eliminate cervical&nbsp;cancer and WHO launched the Global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health proble...

17 Nov 2023

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13 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

World Diabetes Day 2023: Access to diabetes care

World Diabetes Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes as a global public health issue and what needs to be done, collectively and individually, for better prevention, diagnosis and management of the condition. For the 2023 edition of the World Diabetes Day, WHO will highlight the need for equitable access to essential care, including raising awareness of ways people with...

13 Nov 2023

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13 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

World Health Innovation Forum 2023: Scaling grassroots innovations for sustainable NCD responses

From 14 to 16 November 2023, the World Health Organization’s Innovation Hub and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Innovations are co-hosting the landmark World Health Innovation Forum. Convening experts from around the world, the Forum explores multidisciplinary approaches to drive innovation in health service delivery, accessibility and quality to achieve health for all. WHO’s NCD Lab,...

13 Nov 2023

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30 Oct 2023

NCD Alliance

NCDA response to the Political Declaration of HLM UHC – Keep the pressure on!

This&nbsp;Advocacy Briefing&nbsp;presents the NCDA response to the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (HLM UHC) Political Declaration, which is currently in silence procedure and shall be adopted at the UN HLM on UHC on 21 September 2023. It is intended to support advocates in their efforts with&nbsp;governments. The draft Political Declaration of the United Nations (UN) High-Le...

30 Oct 2023

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25 Oct 2023

World Health Organization

WHO Global NCD Platform Young Researchers Programme

The WHO Global NCD Platform in collaboration with partners is scaling up action to stimulate demand for locally focused research to address context-specific problems and propose action-oriented solutions to addressing NCDs and mental health challenges. At the same time, the initiative provides young people with a platform and the means to showcase their innovative and creative thinking in this imp...

25 Oct 2023

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17 Oct 2023

International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)

Urgent Appeal for Humanity Amidst the Escalation of the Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) extends its deep-felt concern and profound solidarity towards the populations affected by the current events between Israel and Palestine and condemns unfolding incidents.&nbsp; The humanitarian emergency has persisted for the past 10 days, and with each passing minute, the number of innocent lives lost continues to rise,...

17 Oct 2023

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13 Oct 2023

Yvonne Arivalagan

WHO NCD Lab Innovators at the Global Forum for Adolescents: The power of young voices to counter harmful marketing practices that drive NCDs

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and mental health conditions can have a significant impact on children and adolescents. Risk factors such as physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol often negatively affect child and adolescent health and wellbeing and cause poor health outcomes in adu...

13 Oct 2023

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11 Oct 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Reflections from Women Deliver: championing gendered approaches to addressing non-communicable diseases

At Women Deliver 2023, The George Institute for Global Health and World Health Organization launched a global call-to-action to share evidence, best practice and learning around the gendered barriers to access for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. In Korea, single mother Mrs. Kim works as a farm labourer and has a treatable heart condition. Her mai...

11 Oct 2023

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09 Oct 2023

NCD Alliance

New fund for NCDs to spark country action

NCDs account for 74% of all global deaths, 41 million people each year, yet they attract a miniscule fraction of global health financing. So situating them within other regional and global health movements, such as advocacy for Universal Health Coverage, is key to raising their profile and boosting support for NCD care and prevention, explains Dr. Douglas Webb in this episode of the NCD Alliance p...

09 Oct 2023

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08 Oct 2023

World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Day 2023 - We're not waiting - Beating hepatitis and cancer together

Hepatitis B virus is an oncogenic virus that causes liver cancer at the same rate as someone who actively smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. Yet, we wait to treat hepatitis B infected patients until they develop liver disease before initiating treatment. The WHO 'Best buys' document provides recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, and recently...

08 Oct 2023

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