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04 Mar 2020
The Access Accelerated Open Platform is a knowledge resource designed to catalyze global action on non-communicable diseases.
Article
04 Mar 2020
Encouraging women to seek cervical cancer screening and medical help in case of early symptoms, and providing health workers with appropriate information and skills on cervical cancer to meet the needs of all women. The AFRO Comprehensive Cervical...
04 Mar 2020
Obesity organisations around the world are coming together on 4 March 2020 to mark World Obesity Day and call for more comprehensive solutions, treatment, and shared accountability for addressing the global epidemic that is obesity. People with obesity are constantly shamed and blamed for their disease. The World Obesity Federation is demanding change to make this stop and ensure people get the ca...
04 Mar 2020
04 Mar 2020
The NCD Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership with Direct Relief, a global NGO that provides direct and targeted assistance to people in need through the mobilisation and provision of essential medical resources, to join forces and make the case that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) matter in humanitarian settings. Read more here.
04 Mar 2020
Publication
04 Mar 2020
Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control
Publication
03 Mar 2020
This policy brief highlights the critical link between air pollution and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), calling for urgent action from policymakers, health professionals, and communities to protect health by improving air quality. It underscores th...
Report
03 Mar 2020
This global survey report highlights how community pharmacists can play a vital role in addressing air pollution’s impact on respiratory health. It explores pharmacists’ awareness, current practices, and the barriers and enablers to expanding the...
19 Feb 2020
No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released today by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The Commission was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and The Lancet. The report, A Future for the World’s Children?, finds that the health and future...
19 Feb 2020
19 Feb 2020
Kyrgyzstan has made strides in treating type 1 diabetes in recent years. To name a few: the condition is now on a list of priority NCDs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The national health system covers all types of insulin for children and youth up to 29 years old, and a new mobile app for type 1 management has been developed and piloted. Yet youth with type 1 diabetes in this central Asian country sti...
19 Feb 2020
Publication
18 Feb 2020
Background More than 5.5 million Syrian refugees have fled violence and settled in mostly urban environments in neighboring countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region accounts for 6% of the global population but 25% of the populatio...
Publication
15 Feb 2020
It is indisputable that adequate and appropriate nutrition is fundamental to the health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with cancer. Nutrition has a role in most of the accepted components of the cancer...
14 Feb 2020
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the Black community—African Americans were more likely to live with other family members in the same home where social distancing was difficult, they were more likely to rely on public transportation, and more likely to suffer from underlying health conditions such as heart disease or diabetes. In Brown County, Wisconsin, African Americans and the Somali...
14 Feb 2020
