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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...

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WHO and colleagues

Key messages and partnerships to raise awareness and improve outcomes for people with asthma and COPD in LMIC

Article

01 Dec 2022

This editorial is a summary of discussions at a WHO-convened stakeholder meeting to develop key messages to improve outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory diseases. It could be a useful reference for advocacy work relating to asthma and...

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Dialogue with the private sector on access to medicines and technologies for diabetes care, November 2022

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02 Nov 2022

The World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.4, adopted in May&nbsp;2021, marked a historic milestone in the collective efforts to address the global diabetes epidemic and urged Member&nbsp;States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosi...

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Advancing early detection of breast cancer in resource- limited settings – Workshop Report

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01 Oct 2022

On the occasion of the 2022 World Cancer Congress, UICC and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a three-hour workshop to support progress in advancing the early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings. Many cases of cancer i...

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The Lancet

The availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMIC: a systematic review, Lancet Global Health 2022

Article

01 Oct 2022

This systematic review, commissioned by WHO, explored the availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMICs in published literature between 2010-2022. Inhaled medicines were largely unavailable and unaffordable...

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in mental health care (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

This guide, which is a companion to the FIP mental health care handbook for pharmacists intends to provide an overview of the knowledge and skills needed for pharmacists to deliver mental health services and care.

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Mental health care: A handbook for pharmacists (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

This handbook, developed in collaboration with an international group of experts, aims to support pharmacy practice, presenting the many potential mental health care actions that pharmacists can perform, from preventing mental illness and screening f...

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in diabetes (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

FIP has been championing the role of pharmacists in preventing and treating chronic diseases, including diabetes, since 2006, and this latest guide, which is intended as a companion to the FIP diabetes handbook for pharmacists published in 2021, will...

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International Pharmaceutical Federation

Chronic respiratory diseases: A handbook for pharmacists

Guide

17 Apr 2022

This handbook describes and lays out&nbsp;numerous examples of evidence-based interventions by pharmacists around the world that have led to both positive health and economic outcomes for patients living with CRD.&nbsp;

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Health Action International (HAI)

POOLED PROCUREMENT OF INSULIN AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLIES : Analysis of Mechanisms and their Applicability for Small State Countries or Countries with Limited Needs

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09 Apr 2022

The objective of the study is to assess whether multi-country pooled procurement (tendering/purchasing/framework agreements or other) and/or information sharing initiatives could be beneficial for small lower-income nations for the purchasing of insu...

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Health Action International (HAI), University of Geneva University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals

Management of type 1 diabetes in low- and middle- income countries: Comparative health system assessments in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania

Publication

09 Apr 2022

Abstract Aims: To describe and compare the health system responses for type 1 diabetes in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania. Methods:&nbsp;The Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access, a multi-level as- sessment of the health system,...

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cervical cancer elimination in Africa: where are we now and where do we need to be?

Report

01 Apr 2022

This publication has been developed to reflect the status of current efforts towards elimination of cervical cancer in the African region. Each chapter describes the current situation, starting with epidemiology, progressing through an overall ass...

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