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13 Jun 2023

World Health Organization

SIDS Ministerial Conference Panel: Multisector collaboration to address NCD risk factors and commercial determinants

At the SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs and Mental Health in Barbados, the Global NCD Platform is moderating a panel on multisector collaboration to address NCD risk factors and commercial determinants. Small Island Development States (SIDS) are disproportionately affected by the NCD burden and have one of the highest NCD rates globally. Some fifty-two percent of people living with NCDs in...

13 Jun 2023

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29 May 2023

NCD Alliance

WHO Health for All report challenges leaders to adopt new approaches to health and the economy

Millions of excess deaths globally and 100 million people pushed into poverty in 2020 alone — these are some of the devastating legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic, an avoidable catastrophe that served as a brutal wake-up call to prioritise population health. It also demonstrated that health, the planet and the economy are inextricably linked, says a bold WHO report that proposes a whole new&nbsp;...

29 May 2023

<!-- 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' --> Launch of the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions Communications Package <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

10 May 2023

World Health Organization

Launch of the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions Communications Package

This May, WHO launches a new technical product called the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions. The objective of the framework is to support WHO and Members States in meaningfully engaging people living with NCDs, and mental health and neurological conditions (hereafter referred to as “individuals with lived experienc...

10 May 2023

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09 May 2023

The George Institute & NCD Alliance

New report confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households and a crippling lack of data

Literature review on out-of-pocket spending led by The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Alliance confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households in low- and middle-income countries alongside a crippling lack of data.&nbsp; &nbsp; A new 2023 umbrella review of recent literature on out-of-pocket spending for noncommunicable disease (NCD) treatment and care confirms that poor...

09 May 2023

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05 May 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases on women in Mexico to be explored through new collaboration

The George Institute for Global Health and the Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that they are collaborating on a research project exploring the health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on women in Mexico. The 20-month project, which is funded by the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research (AMIIF), employs mixed methods to deliver evidenc...

05 May 2023

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15 Apr 2023

NCD Child

Stop Targeting Us!: Influencer Marketing And Unhealthy Commodities Advertising Aimed At Children And Youth In Digital Spaces

The marketing of unhealthy commodities aimed at children and young people is recognized&nbsp;as an effective strategy to induce greater consumption of many products. These strategies&nbsp;have become more diversified and sophisticated in recent years to reach their target&nbsp;audiences through digital spaces such as the use of apps, smartphones, tablets and social&nbsp; media – all allow differ...

15 Apr 2023

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12 Apr 2023

World Health Organization

People Power – introducing WHO’s new “Intention to action” Series to enhance the meaningful engagement of people with lived experience.

Entitled “Intention to action”, WHO is launching a new publication series dedicated to the meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions. The series is tackling both an evidence gap and a lack of standardized approaches on how to include people with lived experience into decision- and policy-making, and will provide a...

12 Apr 2023

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17 Mar 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Improving Cancer Care in South East Asia: The ACTION Case Study

The ACTION (Asean CosTs In Oncology) study aimed to generate unprecedented data to help policymakers protect their people and economies from cancer’s catastrophic impact. Since 2015, ACTION has provided policymakers with the evidence needed to remove financial barriers to lifesaving diagnoses and treatments, giving cancer patients in Southeast Asia a voice, and improving their lives and those of...

17 Mar 2023

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10 Mar 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

The George Institute for Global Health, India appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and NCDs

The George Institute for Global Health, India is delighted to announce that it has been appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).&nbsp; &nbsp; Founded in 2011, the Taskforce on Women and NCDs has been addressing the growing burden of NCDs on women by providing a platform for collaboration and engagement while developing relevant resources and advoc...

10 Mar 2023

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03 Mar 2023

World Health Organization

Health Literacy Development for the Prevention and Control of NCDs: WHO Report Launch Webinar

Health and wellbeing remain out of reach for millions of people around the world. A key enabler to address this gap and accelerate progress is health literacy, understood as the knowledge and social practice of accessing, understanding, appraising, remembering and using information about health and health care. Developing health literacy supports people, communities, and organizations to understan...

03 Mar 2023

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09 Dec 2022

World Health Organization

NCD LAB 2022 Webinar

Launched by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), the NCD Lab is a dedicated platform crowdsourcing grassroots innovation for NCD prevention and control. Bottom-up, grassroots health initiatives that mobilize community knowledge and account for local contexts often prove more effective and sustainable in addressing NCDs than externally managed, ‘top-down’ interventions....

09 Dec 2022

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02 Dec 2022

World Health Organization

WHO NCD Lab webinar: implementing grassroots innovations to tackle obesity

Launched by the&nbsp;WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), the&nbsp;NCD Lab&nbsp;is a dedicated platform crowdsourcing grassroots innovation for NCD prevention and control. Bottom-up, grassroots health initiatives that mobilize community knowledge and account for local contexts often prove more effective and sustainable in addressing NCDs than externally managed, ‘top-down’ inte...

02 Dec 2022

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