GCM Participant Gathering | November 2025 | Resource collection
19 Nov 2025
Publication
19 Nov 2025
World Cancer Day is an international day observed every 4 February to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilise action to address the global cancer epidemic.The World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027, “United by Unique” pla...
19 Nov 2025
World COPD Day 2025: 19 NovemberChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, yet the condition is relatively unknown and often underprioritized and underfunded. This is despite the fact that over 3.5 million people die from COPD each year - equivalent to the cumulative death toll from a plane crashing with 400 passengers every hour.The theme for this y...
19 Nov 2025
Report
15 Nov 2025
The diverse public health challenges require multisectoral, integrated action, supported by robust and well-coordinated governance that involves actors within and beyond the health sector. Framed around Essential Public Health Function...
Guide
14 Nov 2025
WHO maternal and perinatal health guidelines are relevant to those providing care and support during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal periods, in any health-care setting.The primary audience for this guideline includes policy-makers or ser...
13 Nov 2025
Globally, an estimated 430 million working-age adults live with diabetes, many of whom reside in LMICs. This year, World Diabetes Day draws attention to the daily struggles faced by people with diabetes in the workplace: stigma, discrimination, exclusion, anxiety, and restricted access to care.The conversation around diabetes and employment is often complex, particularly in LMICs, where informal w...
13 Nov 2025
Fact sheet
13 Nov 2025
This factsheet provides a clear, accessible guide highlighting practical ways employers can better support people living with diabetes in the workplace.
Fact sheet
13 Nov 2025
This factsheet provides key insights and statistics related to managing diabetes in the workplace.
12 Nov 2025
Global research from the International Diabetes Federation reveals that one in three employees with diabetes has considered leaving their job due to concerns about how they might be treated at work.12 November 2025, Brussels, Belgium: Two-fifths [40%] of employees living with diabetes reported negative treatment in the workplace because of their condition, according to a new global study cond...
12 Nov 2025
10 Nov 2025
Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean unanimously adopted resolution EM/RC72/R.4 on palliative care, advancing a comprehensive, system-wide approach to relieve serious health-related suffering across the Region. The resolution represents an important step for the region in recognizing the importance of holistic and compassionate care...
10 Nov 2025
07 Nov 2025
Why it mattersAcross the United Nations system, the recognition of mental health as a fundamental human right has deepened over the past decade. Yet, despite growing global attention, no dedicated UN resolution has centered the mental health and well-being of children and youth as a distinct development, health, and human rights priority, nor does a unified narrative exist that fully addresses the...
07 Nov 2025