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World Health Organization

MAISHA: Establishing youth-friendly mental health services in Nakuru County, Kenya

Kenya

11 Dec 2024

The Mental Health IssueMental health conditions pose a major public health challenge in Kenya. One in four people seeking healthcare reportedly presents with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Young people in particular experience challenges in seeking and accessing mental health care due to limited available services, being unaware o...

11 Dec 2024

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World Health Organization

Gender Mobile Initiative: Empowering communities and integrating mental health support to end Female Genital Mutilation in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Nigeria

11 Dec 2024

The Mental Health IssueFemale Genital Mutilation is estimated to affect close to 20 million women and girls in Nigeria. Ekiti state in the southwest of the country has one of the highest rates of survivors, with one in two women and girls aged 15-49 reportedly being affected. Female Genital Mutilation is a harmful practice and an internationally recognized violation of multiple human rights.&nbsp;...

11 Dec 2024

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11 Dec 2024

World Health Organization

NCD Lab Cycle 4: How five innovative projects in Africa are transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care

For its 4th cycle, the&nbsp;WHO NCD Lab called for innovative solutions that strengthen noncommunicable disease (NCD) and mental health services using a primary health care approach. Out of&nbsp;the more than&nbsp;80 submitted projects, five innovations were selected to be included in the NCD Lab’s growing global portfolio of leading NCD innovations. Discover how these five innovators are tackli...

11 Dec 2024

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World Health Organization

Kids Haven & In2Position NPC: Empowering young people and communities to address mental health challenges in township communities in Johannesburg, South Africa.

South Africa

11 Dec 2024

The Mental Health IssueIn townships and informal settings in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Johannesburg in South Africa, family and community violence, labour or sexual exploitation, and socioeconomic disadvantages pose major physical and mental health risks for children and young people. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the pressing mental health needs of youn...

11 Dec 2024

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World Health Organization

OKB Hope Foundation: Prevention and primary care at the doorstep of underserved, rural communities in Ghana

Ghana

11 Dec 2024

The NCD IssueMore than 13.3 million people living in rural areas in Ghana reportedly lack direct access to primary care. Limited healthcare facilities, long distances, and missing transportation options complicate the timely diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, or cardiovascular diseases. As a result, community awareness...

11 Dec 2024

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World Health Organization

Finemind: Integrating mental health services into primary care in Uganda

Uganda

11 Dec 2024

The Mental Health IssueIn the Agago District of Northern Uganda, a region affected by insurgency, conflict and socio-economic hardship, many people are experiencing psychological distress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and other mental health challenges. Women and girls are particularly at risk of suffering violence, gender-based discrimination or stigma and are often lacking crucial access to ps...

11 Dec 2024

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International Society of Nephrology

Scoping Review of Economic Analyses of Rare Kidney Diseases

Article

10 Dec 2024

Rare kidney diseases (RKDs) place a substantial economic burden on patients and health systems, the extent of which is unknown and may be systematically underestimated by health economic techniques. We aimed to investigate the economic burden and cos...

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NCD Alliance

2024 Midpoint impact report: Global Week for Action on NCDs campaign

Report

09 Dec 2024

Building on the successes and lessons from previous years, we have been able to achieve the greatest level of engagement in the history of the Global Week for Action on NCDs Campaign. Thanks to you and hundreds of thousands from the NCD community we...

Report

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Why do we need a policy to address gender data gaps in health and medical research?

In this podcast episode from The George Institute for Global Health, Alice Witt, Policy Fellow, speaks about a significant step towards closing the sex and gender health gap in the UK. Until now most UK medical research has been conducted primarily with male participants, animals or cells, and studies rarely analyse data in a way that enables potential sex or gender differences in outcomes to be i...

06 Dec 2024

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Multi-country dementia study shows women’s greater risk may be linked to disadvantage

A large international study of dementia risk involving almost 30,000 people from 18 countries covering all six continents suggests that social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of the condition in women. Although there was almost no evidence of sex differences in most of the known risk factors for developing dementia, the higher likelihood of women developing the condition was...

06 Dec 2024

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Women & NCDs

06 Dec 2024
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World Health Organization, European Commission

Learning From Progress Addressing Cancer in Europe (OBS-PACE)

Database

03 Dec 2024

With Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP), the European Commission follows a new approach to cancer prevention, treatment and care. The action ‘OBS-Learning From Progress In Addressing Cancer In Europe’ (OBS-PACE) contributes to this by improvin...

DatabaseCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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