02 Oct 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today signed a new collaborative framework which will accelerate joint public health efforts that put the most marginalized and vulnerable populations first. Read more here.
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
The video brings together some of George Institute's experts and partners around the world to consider the importance and impact of COVID-19 on NCD prevention and management in different contexts, and the key research questions emerging as a consequence.
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
WHO Civil Society Working on NCDs - Exposing industry interference and conflict of interest before and during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on health-harming industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakeholders that challenge coherence in NCD policies and actions due to conflict of interest and potential for undue influence in polic...
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
The fourth webinar in our series NCD Voices in the Decade of Action focused on Bridging the Gap – Integrating Mental Health Conditions and NCDs in a Build Back Better Response. This webinar continues with the ethos of pass the mic, where we aim to highlight initiatives and perspectives that often go unheard. Leading up to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, there are less than 10 years to...
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September. This equates to one in five of all deaths from heart disease, warn the report’s authors, who urge all tobacco users to quit and avoid...
02 Oct 2020
Publication
30 Sep 2020
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVD...
29 Sep 2020
Over a four-day workshop that ended on 25 September 2020, WHO and key international health partners mapped out a plan to boost access to affordable and quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes. Read more here.
29 Sep 2020
Publication
29 Sep 2020
The George Institute undertook a systematic analysis of global COVID-19 related registered clinical trials by mapping how they relate to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Our analysis outlines the current challenges, and provides recommendations about...
Publication
19 Sep 2020
Key reference on the burden of atopic dermatitis, containing evidence that supports the efforts of the Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA). Authored by M.R. Laughter (University of Colorado, USA), M.B.C. Maymone (University of Colorado, USA) et al....
Guide
19 Sep 2020
This resource package provides health workers with guidance to facilitate the delivery of quality NCD care in humanitarian crisis situations. When national guidance is not available, PEN-H may be adapted to suit national contexts. The package could a...
18 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on health-harming industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakeholders that challenge coherence in NCD policies and actions due to conflict of interest and potential for undue influence in policy development and implementation.
18 Sep 2020
Report
15 Sep 2020
Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm: Unhealthy commodity industries and COVID-19, authored by the NCD Alliance and the SPECTRUM Consortium, is a preliminary exposé and analysis of tactics and strategies adopted by the unhealthy commodity industries du...
