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World Diabetes Foundation, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

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27 May 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization,...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health+2

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Pan African medical journal

Process of developing the National Health in All Policies Framework to address social determinants of health in Tanzania Mainland: lessons learned, 2018 - 2022

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27 Nov 2021

Social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that contribute to various infectious and non-infectious diseases in Tanzania. Studies suggest that SDH account for 30-55% of health outcomes globally. Most SDH are outside the mandate o...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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British Medical Journal

Countdown Global Mental Health 2030: data to drive action and accountability

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26 Nov 2021

A commentary by the Lancet Psychiatry underscoring the role of data in driving accountability and action.&nbsp;

ArticleMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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UNICEF

Community-based mental health care in Peru

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22 Oct 2021

A community-based model helps a child in need experience positive change. &nbsp;

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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UNICEF

Supporting your child’s mental health during COVID-19 school returns

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22 Oct 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to daily life and children are feeling these changes deeply. While a return to school will be welcomed by many students, others will be feeling anxious or frightened. Here are tips to help your child...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health+1

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The Forum of International Respiratory Societies

Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction

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14 Oct 2021

Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is largely a preventable risk. Reducing pollution at its source can have a rapid and substantial impact on hea...

ArticleCase studyChronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+1

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154 Organizations Call for Phasing Out Sales of Combustible Tobacco Products

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24 May 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 24, 2021 – Our vision of a world without tobacco deaths is materializing. Today, ASH released an open letter calling on governments around the world to not only envision ending the tobacco epidemic but put in place concrete p...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupSocial determinants of healthTobacco use+6

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WHO

Introduction and scale up of self-care interventions for SRHR: Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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07 May 2021

In April 2021, WHO published a special supplement in the journal of Health Research Policy and Systems entitled, Catalysing policy change to introduce and scale up self-care interventions for SRHR: Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. There...

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Nature Reviews Nephrology

Sustainable development is key to improving global kidney health

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21 Dec 2020

Beyond the need to understand disease mechanisms and develop new therapies, the inequities that deprive individuals of a healthy life must also be addressed to ensure kidney health for all. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals1 (SDGs) were adopted by...

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The Lancet

Mortality impact of achieving WHO cervical cancer elimination targets: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 low-income and lower-middle-income countries

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14 Nov 2020

WHO is developing a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, which proposes an elimination threshold of four cases per 100 000 women and includes 2030 triple-intervention coverage targets for scale-up of human...

ArticleCancer

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and violence against older people

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26 Aug 2020

Violence against older people, who are already bearing the brunt of this pandemic, has risen sharply since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and imposition of lockdown measures. This document highlights some of the key findings.

ArticleCommunicable diseasesPrevention of violence and injuries

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World Health Organization

Q&A: Older people and COVID-19

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26 Aug 2020

A resource on frequently asked questions and answers regarding older people and COVID-19.

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