Meaningful engagement and social participation of people with lived experience of NCDs, mental health and neurological conditions
22 Nov 2024
Publication
20 Nov 2024
Social participation is increasingly acknowledged as essential to making health policies that respond to people’s experiences, expectations and needs, and as a key driver of equitable, inclusive and responsive health systems. This policy brief offe...
19 Nov 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Noncommunicable Disease Platform, in collaboration with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, and the World Medical Association, is pleased to invite proposals from individual researchers who are enrolled in accredited academic institutions and conduct research projects as part of their graduate degree requirements. The goal of...
19 Nov 2024
18 Nov 2024
In support of World COPD Day on November 20, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is highlighting the importance of measuring lung function - also known as spirometry - with the theme ‘Know Your Lung Function’. Although spirometry is an essential tool for diagnosing COPD, it is also a marker of health throughout life. Our lungs grow from the womb all...
18 Nov 2024
16 Nov 2024
The disparity in access to essential cancer medicines between less and more affluent countries is a major source ofinequities in access to cancer care. In May 2022, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) launched a new initiative, the Acce...
Publication
15 Nov 2024
Published in Dermatology in February 2024 by Dorra Bouzzai and colleagues, this article outlines the innovative methodology of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) for estimating the global prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Ut...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
15 Nov 2024
Infographics detailing the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA) research on: Generalised Pustular Psoriasis in Malaysia Psoriasis in Malaysia Fertility trends and adverse pregnancy outcomes in female patients with psoriasis in the United Kingdom...
Fact sheet
15 Nov 2024
Explore the data the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA) have collected from around the world and learn how often psoriasis occurs in different groups of people.
Report
15 Nov 2024
Reflecting on the past to fuel the future. The Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA) was established under the auspices of the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) in 2022. The aim being to bring all bur...
Guide
14 Nov 2024
The Guidance on global monitoring for diabetes prevention and control by WHO provides a comprehensive framework to support countries in tracking and managing diabetes prevention, care, and outcomes. This document outlines indicators across 4 domains:...
14 Nov 2024
ADJ conducted a campaign to encourage participants about the benefits of diabetes care, nutrition, and physical activity. The campaign aimed to promote early diagnosis and spread awareness about diabetes and its risk factors, including obesity, to the general population.Services were provided to 1595 people, conducting blood glucose tests and engaging participants in a playful circuit of nutrition...
14 Nov 2024
13 Nov 2024
In this episode we’re talking about oral health and noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, with Dr Greg Chadwick, President of FDI World Dental Federation, and Dr Dympna Kavanagh, Chief Dental Officer for the Republic of Ireland. What they both stress in today’s chat is how the adoption in 2021 of a World Health Assembly resolution flipped the way that most people thought of oral health—primaril...
13 Nov 2024