Noncommunicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings: Building Resilient Health Systems, Leaving No-One Behind
14 Feb 2024
14 Feb 2024
The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, Somalia and Sudan may v...
14 Feb 2024
Database
14 Feb 2024
The knowledge hub collates key resources to support the community of humanitarian organizations and academic institutions committed to improving the lives of people living with noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings. The hub’s core...
Database
14 Feb 2024
United for Global Mental Health is an organization dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma, and increasing support for mental health worldwide, in collaboration with trusted partners. Their knowledge hub consists of key articles and publicati...
Guide
12 Feb 2024
ASH welcomes several groundbreaking decisions that will kick start global progress to accelerate the end of the tobacco epidemic:Human Rights Decision: encourages Parties to consider including WHO FCTC principles and implementation efforts when engag...
Publication
12 Feb 2024
The World Heart Federation policy brief, More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity, highlights the critical role of physical activity in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. Th...
11 Feb 2024
NCDs, risk factors, and domains such as nutrition require periodic large-scale household-based surveys using representative samples of relevant population groups. The usual approach has been to conduct multiple surveys for different health subject areas using generic tools which require huge financial and human resources resulting in ‘survey fatigue’ and results being fragmented and not focuse...
11 Feb 2024
Database
11 Feb 2024
The WHO SEARO NCD dashboard offers a dynamic, interactive and responsive tool where the users are able to access information on different aspects of NCDs for the Region as well as for the 11 Member States.
08 Feb 2024
Throughout 2024 and 2025, WHO will support member states in the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) region through a two-year pilot project focused on advancing the implementation of the WHO Framework on Meaningful Engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health, and neurological conditions. [[7893]] Implementation efforts will focus on people living with and a...
08 Feb 2024
Article
08 Feb 2024
Meaningful engagement of people living with health conditions means actively incorporating them in all stages of health decision-making. Despite efforts by global health agencies and governments towards meaningful engagement of people living with non...
05 Feb 2024
When Dr Liliana Voloceai prescribed opioids to treat pain – or “narcotics” as they are widely called in the Republic of Moldova – to an older patient with advanced stage cervical cancer, the woman’s family viewed this as a sign that she was close to death. However, as time passed, the patient regained her strength and lived longer than all expectations. And that is not a miracle, says...
05 Feb 2024
05 Feb 2024
When Dr Liliana Voloceai prescribed opioids to treat pain – or “narcotics” as they are widely called in the Republic of Moldova – to an older patient with advanced stage cervical cancer, the woman’s family viewed this as a sign that she was close to death. However, as time passed, the patient regained her strength and lived longer than all expectations. And that is not a miracle, says...
05 Feb 2024