Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the role of Ministries of labor and employment in recognizing that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of the government. It also outlines the importance of governments' work with employers and other partn...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights urbanization as a driver of the noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic. It points out that cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the need for trade and industry authorities to recognize that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of governments, and taking action towards coherence between trade and health policies is essential.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD). The Working Group was tasked with providing recommendations to the WHO Director-Gen...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD). The Working Group was tasked with providing recommendations to the WHO Director-Gen...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This is mid-term report maps progress made by Member States in the WHO European Region in relation to the Action Plan for the implementation of the European Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2012–2016. It com...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report presents an up-to-date view of current initiatives to reduce salt intake in European countries, highlighting activities related to the action points of relevant global frameworks.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report provides evidence through three analyses - economic burden, intervenion cost, and cost-benefit - in Kyrgyzstan that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on in...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This synthesis summarizes the available evidence concerning the effectiveness of economic instruments (including taxes, price policies and incentives) in containing or reducing food consumption, particularly of foods high in saturated fats and other...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This review focuses on national and subnational Mediterranean diet (MD) and Nordic diet (ND) interventions and policies in the WHO European Region to support decision-makers in shaping context-specific diet and nutrition policies.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This set of data and graphs comes from a diverse range of WHO sources and provides an account of the status and progress of key NCD indicators, highlighted in colour, in countries of the European Region. Specific diabetes-related indicators are also...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This publication is intended as a source of inspiration for policy-makers tasked with the elaboration or revision of national strategies for and action plans on NCDs. It compiles the experiences of and lessons emerging from selected countries in the...
