Publication
12 Nov 2023
This document is the eighth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This...
Guide
31 Oct 2023
This Toolkit for Article 17 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control brings together the existing knowledge base, including years of consultations drawing out the knowledge and experience of relevant stakeholders, to guide actions on econom...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
The SUNI-SEA NCD Self-Care Application, developed by HelpAge International Myanmar under the SUNI-SEAproject, presents an opportunity to address the challenge of reaching people in need under constrained service delivery conditions. The app...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
The consortium Scaling Up NCD Interventions in Southeast Asia developed an operational and simple screening algorithm to identify people with NCD-risk factors to be used in community-based programmes. This brief explains the experiences wi...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
The policy brief of the consortium scaling up up NCD interventions in Southeast Asia describes the work done in Vietnam. Community organisations were strengthened to perform screening of NCD risk factors, to organise health promotion activities. Staf...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
This policy brief by the consortium scaling-up NCD interventions in Southeast Asia provides an overview of the situation for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. It provides key...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
Policy brief by the consortium scaling-up non-communicable diseases interventions in Southeast Asia. The document shares lessons learned from scaling up activities with regard to health promotion, screening and early detection of NCDs. It emphasises...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Oct 2023
Policy brief of the research project Scaling Up NCD Interventions in Southeast Asia. This policy brief describes comprehensive actions to improve community-based healthcare and primary healthcare, to improve screening, early diagnosis and treatment o...
Report
20 Oct 2023
The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement...
19 Oct 2023
FIRS and the American College of Cardiology offer a free NCD Academy course on Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Learn the skills to prevent, diagnose and manage some of the most burdensome CRDs.
Report
11 Oct 2023
Commercial marketing threatens human rights and is a major factor behind the global rise of NCDs – which cause 41 million deaths annually (74% of global mortality), with rising rates among children and young people in countries of all resource leve...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Aug 2023
Key facts Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for the highest mortality rates among both men and women. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, responsible for approximately 85% of all cases....
