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World Health Organization

Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020

Briefs & Fact Sheets

26 Aug 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, w...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Palliative care

Briefs & Fact Sheets

05 Aug 2020

Key facts Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and that of their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, whether physical, psychological, social or spiritual. The quality of life of careg...

Briefs & Fact Sheets

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United Nations

Policy Brief of the UN Secretary-General: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

03 Aug 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded gro...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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Wilms Cancer Foundation

Pediatric Renal Cancer/ Childhood Kidney Cancer (Wilms): Surveillance and Follow-up Guidelines (Standard and High-Risk Pediatric Renal Tumor)

Article

23 May 2020

The following information forms part of the Wilms Cancer Foundation's (WCF) wider comprehensive “Briefing Series” on; ‘Wilms tumor’. The series is designed to provide educational information, at multiple levels, to key stakeholder groups incl...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsGuideFact sheetCancerHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+6

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United Nations

Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

15 May 2020

Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. Good mental health is critical to the functioning of society at the best of times. It...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 May 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded gro...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health+2

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HelpAge International

How to Overcome the Challenges Faced with PEN Services in Myanmar – HelpAge International (April 2020)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Apr 2020

This policy brief examines the implementation of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Disease Interventions (PEN) across Myanmar’s 330 townships and identifies key operational challenges such as supply chain gaps, training limitations, low...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNCD LabHealthy Aging

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Wilms Cancer Foundation

Pediatric Renal Cancer/ Childhood Kidney Cancer (Wilms): Early Diagnosis & Long-term Outlook - A Plain Language Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Article

23 Apr 2020

The following information forms part of the Wilms Cancer Foundation's (WCF) wider comprehensive “Briefing Series” on; ‘Wilms tumor’. The series is designed to provide educational information, at multiple levels, to key stakeholder groups incl...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsGuideFact sheetCancerHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitation+7

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Wilms Cancer Foundation

Pediatric Renal Cancer/ Childhood Kidney Cancer (Wilms): Disease, Symptoms, Treatment and Support

Article

23 Mar 2020

The following information forms part of the Wilms Cancer Foundation's (WCF) wider comprehensive “Briefing Series” on; ‘Wilms tumor’. The series is designed to provide educational information, at multiple levels, to key stakeholder groups incl...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsGuideFact sheetCancerHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitation+6

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World Health Organization

Community-based health insurance

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Mar 2020

Key Facts Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are usually voluntary and characterized by community members pooling funds to offset the cost of healthcare. Despite much hope in these systems, evidence suggests the impact of CBHI on...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of health

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NCD Alliance

Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress - Policy brief

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Feb 2020

The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+9

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The International Society of Nephrology

Moving Together to Build Kidney Health World Wide

Briefs & Fact Sheets

10 Feb 2020

Policy Brief on Kidney Diseases written by the ISN on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC

Briefs & Fact SheetsHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+2
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