03 Oct 2019
SCOPE is a free internationally-recognized certification in obesity management. It equips health professionals with up to date, evidence-based obesity management resources, to better treat their patients with obesity and to excel in their c...
Report
03 Oct 2019
The atlas presents data for every country based on their current and predicted levels of obesity in children, the risk factors and the presence of government policies to tackle obesity, such as restricting the marketing of foods to children, encourag...
11 Sep 2019
PRIME (the Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl) is a free and easy to use scenario modelling tool that generates estimates of the number of lives that can be saved by policies that change patterns in diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol for a g...
Report
24 Jul 2019
In this report, the Uruguayan State has taken on the challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) as a demo epidemiological problem and has implemented a public policy based on a set of health actions and intersectoral programs, based on the recommen...
Guide
02 Jul 2019
TDR and WHO's Global Health Ethics team have jointly developed a training course for researchers and research ethics committees on the important ethical considerations in implementation research (IR). The course comprises six interactive modules inte...
Report
18 Jun 2019
This economic analysis makes the case for investing in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Armenia. Through three comprehensive analyses—economic burden, intervention costing, and return on investment—the report demon...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jun 2019
With Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) causing two of every three deaths of women each year, action to implement Universal Health Coverage (UHC) must recognise and address sex and gender differences in NCD risk factors, care pathways and outcomes if se...
Report
29 May 2019
World health statistics 2019 summarizes recent trends and levels in life expectancy and causes of death, and reports on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. Where possible, the 2019 report disaggr...
Guide
17 May 2019
The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation guide. This package supports Ministries of Health to strengthen CVD management in primary healt...
Fact sheet
17 May 2019
To support governments in strengthening the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), in 2016 WHO and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) launched the Global Hearts Initiative. The Initiative compr...
Article
15 May 2019
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major global health challenge, hampering nations’ economic growth and sustainable development. The four major groups of NCDs - cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes...
Report
07 May 2019
This report, published on the first-ever Universal Health Coverage Day, highlights the current situation in relation to hospice and palliative care and UHC and makes recommendations for working towards the greater inclusion of palliative ca...
