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Article
31 May 2024
In this BMJ opinion piece, Kent Buse and Monika Arora discuss WHO's efforts to provide guidance to countries to better assess and inform public sector engagement with the commercial sector are critical to prevent and control non-communicable diseases...
Article
30 May 2024
At the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly, FIND and the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) held a side event on opportunities and barriers for integrating care for diabetes and tuberculosis (TB). Speakers engaged in dynamic dialogue across open...
30 May 2024
The National Coordinating Mechanism for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) was established by a Presidential executive order to oversee and mobilize political commitment and resources, coordinate, and implement the Palau National Strategic Plan for NCDs, 2015–2020, including monitoring and evaluation. The Noncommunicable Disease Fund (NCD Fund), which is managed by the Coordinating Mechanism and fi...
30 May 2024
30 May 2024
The National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NMSAP) 2019–2025 was developed to tackle the growing burden of noncommunicable disease (NCDs) in Nigeria. The principles of collaboration and multisectoral action underpinned its development and implementation, and involved 13 health and non-health ministries, each with assigned activities aligne...
30 May 2024
30 May 2024
The Multisectoral Group for Cervical Cancer Elimination was established in 2020 to develop a roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer in Mozambique, and coordinate the implementation of policies and programmes on the prevention of cervical cancer. The Ministry of Health is the coordinator of the group, which is composed of staff from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Gender, Child and S...
30 May 2024
30 May 2024
The Ministry of Health of Liberia established the Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) Commission in 2017 to support the NCDI Programme. Led by the Ministry of Health NCDI Programme, the Commission collaborated with the Global NCDI Poverty Commission, the private sector, academia, and various relevant ministries and agencies to tackle NCDs and injuries through multisectoral actions. The Co...
30 May 2024
Guide
30 May 2024
This practical guide underscores the importance of involving older people and community stakeholders at every stage of designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating initiatives for healthy ageing. It offers a clear framework to map out current...
Fact sheet
30 May 2024
This infographic distills HelpAge International’s strategic framework for reorienting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to meet the unique needs of older people. It outlines the key barriers older populations face such as availability, accessibility,...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
30 May 2024
A video showcasing the duplicity of the tobacco industry—highlighting how its pledges to advance the Sustainable Development Goals starkly contrast with the harm its products cause to progress.
Case study
29 May 2024
Background Cervical cancer remains a global health challenge. With estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of death from canc...
29 May 2024
“There is a lot of talk about Sweden becoming smoke-free, but this is a narrative that has been created by the tobacco industry,” warns Helen Stjerna, leader of the Swedish non-profit foundation, A Non-Smoking Generation. The organization has been working for 45 years to reduce the number of young people in the country who start using tobacco. “Our laws against marketing tobacco products...
29 May 2024