15 Dec 2021
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and stroke, represent a soaring 74% of global deaths. The legacy of chronic under-investment in NCDs has exacerbated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, NCDs received only 1.6% of official development assistance (ODA) for health. Given the complexities imposed by the pandemic on global health architectu...
15 Dec 2021
13 Dec 2021
Biggest ever financial commitment to childhood cancer medicines in low- and middle-income countries The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world. The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, the first of its kind, wi...
13 Dec 2021
13 Dec 2021
A new World Health Organization report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year in the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs – which include heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory disease – currently cause...
13 Dec 2021
Publication
13 Dec 2021
A new World Health Organization report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year in the prevention and...
Case study
09 Dec 2021
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are health conditions that cannot be transmitted from one patient to another, and usually manifest a prolonged, persistent, and slow pathology. NCDs are responsible for over 70% of all deaths, with nearly 80% of these...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2021
Key facts Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke. Over...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2021
Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for Cervi...
Strategy document
01 Dec 2021
The momentum of progress in curbing the NCD epidemic has stagnated since 2010. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an amplifier for health systems to better respond to NCDs. For more, click below
Article
27 Nov 2021
Social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that contribute to various infectious and non-infectious diseases in Tanzania. Studies suggest that SDH account for 30-55% of health outcomes globally. Most SDH are outside the mandate o...
25 Nov 2021
The COP26 UN climate conference saw over 40,000 delegates gather in Glasgow over the span of two weeks, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. Representatives from 197 countries gathered to agree rules to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, as well as an improved support package for vulnerable countries. WHO representatives joined a record number of health leaders at COP26 wi...
25 Nov 2021
22 Nov 2021
Treating cervical cancer in future may take just 30 seconds thanks to a futuristic-looking device. The technology, recently recommended by WHO, was introduced in Uzbekistan at a WHO training course preparing the country’s health professionals to use the new equipment in outpatient clinics. For those who need treatment of cervical precancerous lesions, the new therapy will be available in 2 of...
22 Nov 2021
22 Nov 2021
Today WHO joins advocates around the world to commemorate a landmark Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination and welcome groundbreaking new initiatives to end this devastating disease, which claims the lives of over 300 000 women each year. As with COVID-19, access to lifesaving tools is constrained, with women and adolescent girls in the poorest countries deprived of clinical screening f...
22 Nov 2021
