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14 Nov 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

World Diabetes Day

ADJ conducted a campaign to encourage participants about the benefits of diabetes care, nutrition, and physical activity. The campaign aimed to promote early diagnosis and spread awareness about diabetes and its risk factors, including obesity, to the general population.Services were provided to 1595 people, conducting blood glucose tests and engaging participants in a playful circuit of nutrition...

14 Nov 2024

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12 Nov 2024

World Health Organization

Shaping Narratives, Driving Action: The 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions

The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD) will host the 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement&nbsp;on&nbsp;5th&nbsp;December 2024&nbsp;—&nbsp;a 90-minute webinar dedicated to advancing&nbsp;collective, impactful advocacy in preparation for the 4th&nbsp;UN&nbsp;High-Level Meeting (HLM4) on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, set for September 2025.Building on the successes of t...

12 Nov 2024

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04 Nov 2024

World Health Organization

Get the Conversation to Cancer: #Dukutober Challenge Accepted

While breast cancer has a high media profile in many parts of the world, the concept of breast health is still taboo in numerous communities. This was the reason that the Zambian Cancer Society (ZCS), created the “Duku Challenge”. Across Zambia, men and women were asked to wear a head scarf, called a Duku, as a show of solidarity with breast cancer survivors. This has now become an annual Octo...

04 Nov 2024

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31 Oct 2024

The International Society of Nephrology

ISN Launches Global Petition to Move Kidney Care Up the Global Health Agenda

On September 19th, the ISN launched a worldwide petition calling for action on kidney health for all. Kidney disease is the third fastest-growing cause of death worldwide and, as the only noncommunicable disease with a rising mortality rate, now the 7th leading cause of death globally. In just a few years, it will become the 5th. &nbsp; With your support, we can urge world leaders to recogn...

31 Oct 2024

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28 Oct 2024

World Health Organization

Rethinking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to strengthen NCD responses: co-developing issue briefs ahead of HLM4 (Extended Deadline: 6 December)

Ahead of next year’s&nbsp;Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs, and the Second General Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD)&nbsp;in April 2025, preparations to develop technical resources&nbsp;and advocacy materials&nbsp;with GCM Participants and strategic partners&nbsp;are in full-swing.&nbsp;[[8736]]Through its...

28 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

The George Institute

The Future of Women's Health: Using Data and Research to Shape Policy

Summary of a roundtable discussion on women's health in totality; the gender gap in access to care and treatment; and using data to facilitate a more nuanced understanding of gender-related health issues

25 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

NCD Alliance

Noncommunicable diseases among women: A 'slow motion disaster'

Op-ed in STAT News by Professor Robyn Norton, Principal Director of The George Institute for Global Health, and Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance.&nbsp;

25 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

NCD Alliance

Time to deliver on older women's health

Opinion piece on Devex by Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance, and Kate Bunting, Chief Executive Officer of HelpAge USA. Access the full article&nbsp;here.

25 Oct 2024

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25 Oct 2024

Civil Society Actors

Call to Action: Gender Equity and Rights in the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases – A Civil Society Call to Action on evidence, best practice, and learning

The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) poses a growing threat to population health and well-being and to hard-fought progress on gender equity and women’s rights. We call on representatives of the United Nations and international bodies, governments, business, civil society, health professionals, researchers, philanthropic organisations, and the public to join a coordinated movement t...

25 Oct 2024

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14 Oct 2024

United for Global Mental Health

A global mental health vision for 2035

It is exciting to be working in global mental health. It means interacting with people who are incredibly passionate about improving lives, with perspectives often rooted in real life, family and community experiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;But this work can also be frustrating. All too often, in meetings and events, we are reminded that it is a sector that remains unequal and, in certain respects, underdeve...

14 Oct 2024

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29 Sep 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

World Heart Day

To raise awareness about the dangers of cardiovascular diseases, ADJ conducted a campaign to alert everyone about the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases and promoting healthy habits. The main risk factors for cardiovascular events are hypertension, diabetes, family history, and smoking.560 people were attended to, and we conducted total and fraction cholesterol tests, capillary blood...

29 Sep 2024

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27 Sep 2024

World Health Organization

Unleashing the power of multistakeholder collaboration to advance cancer care in low- and middle-income countries

For the 2024 World Cancer Congress, the World Health Organization and City Cancer Challenge co-designed a session focused on&nbsp;multistakeholder collaboration in cancer care – a key approach&nbsp;to tackling the rising burden of cancer and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). More than 60 participants discussed the challenges and opportunities of public-...

27 Sep 2024

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