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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

A new national research, policy and education centre to improve health outcomes for all Australians will challenge the ‘one-size-fits-all’ male-centric approach to medical care that results in significant disadvantage for women and girls, people with variations of sex characteristics (intersex people), trans and gender-diverse people. &nbsp; The Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health an...

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts in the American Heart Association’s scientific journal&nbsp;Hypertension.

28 Mar 2024

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The George Institute for Global Health

Primary Health Care Organisation & Financing: Mapping available evidence from LMICs of the Asia-Pacific Region

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19 Feb 2024

This is an online platform focusing on the organization and financing of Primary Health Care in low and middle-income countries within the Asia-Pacific Region. It features a database of evidence and research, utilizing EPPI Reviewer software for data...

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19 Feb 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Mobilising communities for building resilient health and environment partnerships

On December 11th, ahead of&nbsp;Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2023, The George Institute hosted a panel discussion titled, Mobilising communities for environmental action and Universal Health Coverage: Building resilient health and environment partnerships, as part of the annual symposium of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)&nbsp;Global Health Research Centre (GHRC)...

19 Feb 2024

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18 Oct 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Setting trans fat limits in Kenya could save thousands of lives and cut costs

Experts urge food companies to commit to WHO goal of global ban by 2023 Thousands of deaths and heart attacks could be prevented - and billions of Kenyan shillings saved - if the country restricted trans fat in food to World Health Organization (WHO) limits, according to research by The George Institute for Global Health.1 Findings were published today in BMJ Global Health. Researchers model...

18 Oct 2023

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11 Oct 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Reflections from Women Deliver: championing gendered approaches to addressing non-communicable diseases

At Women Deliver 2023, The George Institute for Global Health and World Health Organization launched a global call-to-action to share evidence, best practice and learning around the gendered barriers to access for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. In Korea, single mother Mrs. Kim works as a farm labourer and has a treatable heart condition. Her mai...

11 Oct 2023

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23 Aug 2023

World Health Organization

Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Integrating NCD services and digital health solutions into primary health care.

Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...

23 Aug 2023

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18 Jul 2023

World Health Organization

Feminist, rights-based solutions to address NCDs: Scaling-up grassroots innovations to create equitable solutions for NCD prevention and control.

Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...

18 Jul 2023

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09 May 2023

The George Institute & NCD Alliance

New report confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households and a crippling lack of data

Literature review on out-of-pocket spending led by The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Alliance confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households in low- and middle-income countries alongside a crippling lack of data.&nbsp; &nbsp; A new 2023 umbrella review of recent literature on out-of-pocket spending for noncommunicable disease (NCD) treatment and care confirms that poor...

09 May 2023

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NCD Alliance, The George Insititute for Global Health

Paying the Price: A deep dive into the household economic burden of care experienced by people living with noncommunicable diseases

Report

09 May 2023

This policy report, authored by the NCD Alliance and The George Institute for Global Health, provides a thorough examination of the economic burden of noncommunicable diseases on households and the mechanisms to reduce out of pocket payments experien...

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05 May 2023

The George Institute for Global Health

Health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases on women in Mexico to be explored through new collaboration

The George Institute for Global Health and the Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that they are collaborating on a research project exploring the health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on women in Mexico. The 20-month project, which is funded by the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research (AMIIF), employs mixed methods to deliver evidenc...

05 May 2023

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The George Institute for Global Health

Health service delivery reforms during and after economic crisis

Report

05 May 2023

Sri Lanka is facing its most profound economic and financial crisis since independence. The economic crisis has compounded health system pressures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to reduced provision of public services, increased unmet ne...

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