Case study
12 Nov 2023
As part of its focus on women’s cancers, specifically in supporting the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer, UICC engaged in a situational analysis of civil society organisations’ (CSOs) role in i...
Publication
30 Oct 2023
This document presents the NCDA response to the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (HLM UHC) Political Declaration, which is currently in silence procedure and shall be adopted at the UN HLM on UHC on 21 September 2023. It is intended...
Publication
28 Oct 2023
The stories collected here are anchored in the WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 13) results framework, which measures the progress made by the WHO Secretariat, Member States, and partners. These qualitative stories from the fie...
Publication
09 Oct 2023
One in seven people suffers from migraines, including 10% of children, but the winners of the 2021 Brain Prize may have a cure. Migraines have long been attributed to stress, but scientists have now found a chemical trigger called CGRP and have devel...
Publication
05 Oct 2023
Previous Global Ministerial Mental Health Summits (London, Amsterdam, Paris and Rome, in chronological order) have played a crucial role in fostering international collaboration and raising awareness about the pressing issues surrounding mental healt...
Publication
22 Sep 2023
Purpose The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has left a massive global death toll in its wake. Associated restrictions, precautions and lockdowns have disrupted daily routines, which has been associated with social isolation and major...
Publication
19 Sep 2023
WHO has developed the Noncommunicable disease facility-based monitoring guidance for NCD patient and programme monitoring, including a framework and parsimonious set of relevant, valid, and feasible standardized indicators to guide recording and rep...
Publication
14 Sep 2023
Key reference on the burden of atopic dermatitis, containing evidence that supports the efforts of the Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA). Authored by Jingru Tian (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China), Dingy...
Publication
06 Sep 2023
The Community Skin Health Journal (CSH) is the official Journal of the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD). It is a dermatology resource for healthcare workers in under-served areas and provides up to date, relevant information on the diag...
Publication
04 Sep 2023
The HEARTS – D module on Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes complements and expands the diabetes section of the HEARTS Technical Package developed for use in primary health care facilities to improve cardiovascular health. This module...
Article
01 Sep 2023
BACKGROUND: The aim of these clinical standards is to aid the diagnosis and management of asthma in low-resource settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: A panel of 52 experts in the field of asthma in LMICs partici...
Publication
15 Aug 2023
Background Substantial progress has been achieved in managing childhood cancers in many high-income countries (HICs). In contrast, survival rates in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) are less favorable. Here, we aimed to compare outcomes and a...
