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World Health Organization

Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific Brief

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03 Aug 2020

The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, and hypertension.1 Smoking tobacco is also a known risk factor for severe disease and death fro...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseasesTobacco use+1

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World Health Organization

WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS

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03 Aug 2020

WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the Convention. Heated tobacco products are tobacco products, meaning that the WHO FCTC fully app...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsTobacco use+3

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ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA

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03 Jun 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) held a virtual press conference announcing their joint complaint against the FDA, represented by Pollo...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupSocial determinants of healthPhysical inactivity+6

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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)

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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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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers

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08 May 2020

Concerns exists that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase susceptibility to coronavirus SARS CoV-2 (the viral agent that causes the disease COVID-19) and the likelihood of severe...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

New FAQs address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19

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04 May 2020

Mothers and healthcare workers who support them have many questions and concerns about whether it is safe for mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to be close to and breastfeed their babies during the pandemic. To address their questions, WHO...

ArticleCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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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

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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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British Heart Foundation

Coronavirus: what it means for you if you have heart or circulatory disease

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20 Mar 2020

Our medical experts help explain what we know so far about the Covid-19 coronavirus and how it can affect people with heart disease. Are people with heart and circulatory disease at increased risk of coronavirus? The majority of people diagnosed with...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseases+1

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World Health Organization

Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak

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18 Mar 2020

The World Heath Organization published 6 mental health and psychosocial support coping strategies to help children to deal with the stress&nbsp;which may arise as a result of the&nbsp;2019-nCoV outbreak.&nbsp;

ArticleGuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health+2

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World Health Organization

Coping with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak

Article

18 Mar 2020

The World Heath Organization published 6 mental health and psychosocial support coping strategies to deal with the stress&nbsp;which may arise as a result of the&nbsp;2019-nCoV outbreak.&nbsp;

ArticleGuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases+1

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World Health Organization

Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak

Article

18 Mar 2020

In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to o...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+3

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