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World Health Organization

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Dec 2021

Key facts Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke. Over...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular Disease

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World Health Organization

Cervical cancer country profiles

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Dec 2021

Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for Cervi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCase studyReportCancer+1

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World Health Organization

Presentation of Preliminary Results of 2021 Assessment on NCD Service Disruption during COVID-19 Pandemic

Strategy document

01 Dec 2021

The momentum of progress in curbing the NCD epidemic has stagnated since 2010. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an amplifier for health systems to better respond to NCDs. For more, click below

Strategy documentCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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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

Article

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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World Health Organization

It’s time to invest in cessation: the global investment case for tobacco cessation

Publication

19 Nov 2021

The Global Investment Case for Tobacco Cessation outlines the health and economic benefits from investing in evidence-based interventions to support tobacco cessation in low- and middle-income countries. The goal is to provide policymakers, donors, a...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingTobacco use

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World Health Organization

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition

Publication

19 Nov 2021

Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – target 3.a under the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Countries have adopted this indicator t...

PublicationCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesTobacco use+1

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NCD Alliance

Position Statement: Resilient systems for ‘building back better’

Publication

19 Nov 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated more than ever the need for global and national leadership in supporting resilient health and other systems, and the reality that health, economy and better societies are inextricably linked. Also important is t...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Commercial and Social Determinants in Palliative Care

Report

19 Nov 2021

All cancer patients benefit from structured palliative care interventions that are patient-centred, as these demonstrate improved care quality, symptom relief and quality of life. Patient-centred palliative care should be provided alongside tumour-ce...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsSocial determinants of health+4

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World Health Organization

Mental health of adolescents

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 Nov 2021

Key facts Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and di...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Keeping the 100-year-old promise: making insulin access universal

Publication

12 Nov 2021

The year 2021 marks 100 years since the momentous discovery of insulin in 1921, which marked a turning point in care for those with diabetes. Over the past century, better health outcomes for people living with diabetes have been incrementally achiev...

PublicationDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and services

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World Health Organization

Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Report

12 Nov 2021

This resolution was adopted by the General Assembly (2021) to address the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases worldwide.

Report

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World Health Organization

Community engagement: a health promotion guide for universal health coverage in the hands of the people 

Publication

12 Nov 2021

WHO has defined community engagement as “a process of developing relationships that enable stakeholders to work together to address health-related issues and promote well-being to achieve positive health impact and outcomes”. There are undeniable...

PublicationHealth promotion

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