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25 May 2020

World Health Organization

University of Oxford and WHO GCM/NCD stakeholders mapping survey

Who do you go to for information on NCDs?&nbsp;Let us know through the University of Oxford and WHO GCM/NCD stakeholders mapping survey. In collaboration with the University of Oxford, the WHO GCM/NCD is working on a project to understand where people seek information on NCDs, and how the Knowledge Action Portal currently sits in this landscape.&nbsp; Please complete our short survey&nbsp;ht...

25 May 2020

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24 May 2020

World Health Organization

Global webinar on palliative care & COVID-19: How People with Pre-Existing Palliative Care Needs are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Global Palliative Care Series webinar: How People with Pre-Existing Palliative Care Needs are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This Thursday 28 May 12noon UTC/GMT 8am New York 1pm London 3pm Kampala 17:30 New Delhi 8pm Singapore. To check your local time for the webinar, click here: https://bit.ly/2wOln1U. Participants will be able to join the conversation using the chat function. Disti...

24 May 2020

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24 May 2020

World Health Organization

HealthBuddy: a new chatbot to engage with communities in Europe and central Asia on COVID-19

HealthBuddy, a multilingual interactive chatbot, is the newest tool to be launched as a resource for countries in Europe and central Asia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chatbot, developed by WHO/Europe and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), will help countries in the region to access accurate information, and counter misinforma...

24 May 2020

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24 May 2020

World Health Organization

WHO report on health behaviours of 11–15-year-olds in Europe reveals more adolescents are reporting mental health concerns

The report compiles extensive data on the physical health, social relationships and mental well-being of 227 441 schoolchildren aged 11, 13 and 15, from 45 countries. It therefore provides a baseline against which future studies can measure the impact of COVID-19 on young people’s lives. Read more&nbsp;here. &nbsp;

24 May 2020

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24 May 2020

World Health Organization

WHO receives first-ever donation of insulin

Fifty low- and middle-income countries are soon to receive insulin for people with diabetes, thanks to a donation by global health-care company, Novo Nordisk. The donation, of insulin and glucagon.&nbsp;to the value of US$ 1.3 million, comes at a time when many people with noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes are facing challenges with access to life-saving treatment as a result of the COVID-...

24 May 2020

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20 May 2020

World Health Organization

Historic health assembly ends with global commitment to COVID-19 response

At the 73rd World Health Assembly —its first-ever to be held virtually—delegates adopted a landmark resolution to bring the world together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution, co-sponsored by more than 130 countries, was adopted by consensus. It calls for the intensification of efforts to control the pandemic, and for equitable access to and fair distribution of all essential health...

20 May 2020

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18 May 2020

World Health Organization

Webinar: NCD hard talks: making systems deliver

Country experiences have shed light on effective solutions, critical bottlenecks, and practical lessons for strengthening health systems for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) impact. More so, the reality of COVID-19 offers a stark reminder and call for collective action to fill the NCD gap and protect the most vulnerable. WHO initiatives provide key insights on: What practical solutions best catal...

18 May 2020

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18 May 2020

World Health Organization

Seventy-third World Health Assembly

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 73rd World Health Assembly will be virtual. The agenda has been reduced to fit into two days, starting on Monday 18 May and concluding no later on Tuesday 19 May. Read more&nbsp;here. &nbsp;

18 May 2020

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18 May 2020

World Health Organization

Walk the Talk 2020- 3rd edition of the Health for All Challenge

WHO is taking the third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge virtual this year. In light of COVID-19, Walk the Talk will offer an even more global platform to promote health and well-being for people all over the world. Read more&nbsp;here.

18 May 2020

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18 May 2020

World Health Organization

WHO and International Olympic Committee team up to improve health through sport

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today signed an agreement to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity. "I am pleased to formalize this longstanding partnership with the International Olympic Committee," said Dr Tedros Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "WHO works not only to respond to disease but also to h...

18 May 2020

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15 May 2020

World Health Organization

UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19

Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse. Read more&nbsp;here. &nbsp;

15 May 2020

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15 May 2020

World Health Organization

Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today. Read more&nbsp;here.&nbsp;

15 May 2020

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