Publication
14 Mar 2019
Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Objectives We aimed to describe the ways in...
Article
05 Mar 2019
This article provides an outline of a conference held by the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health - an independent inquiry to understand the social and environmental issues that affect health and to investigate the appropriate actions that...
Declaration
05 Mar 2019
On the occasion of the World Conference on the Social Determinants in Health, convened by WHO in Rio de Janeiro from 19-21 October 2011, the IUHPE reflected on its vision of key areas that require attention in order to support the implementation of e...
Publication
28 Feb 2019
The 53 countries of the WHO European Region have a population of almost 920 million, representing nearly a seventh of the world’s population; international migrants make up almost 10% (90.7 million) in the Region and account for 35% of the global i...
Publication
28 Feb 2019
Urbanization is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century, and has a significant impact on health and well-being, partic- ularly in relation to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Cities and local governments play crucial roles in supporting...
Strategy document
13 Feb 2019
The WHO QualityRights initiative aims to improve the quality and human rights conditions in inpatient and outpatient mental health and social care facilities and empower organizations to advocate for the rights of people with mental and psychosocial...
Report
02 Jan 2019
This document summarizes the online discussion Are there any successful policies and programmes to fight overweight and obesity? which was held on FAO’s Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum).
Briefs & Fact Sheets
28 Dec 2018
This brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment (SDG 5); highlights key issues for ending poverty (SDG 1) and ensuring healthy lives (SDG 3) for women and girls with disabili...
Report
03 Dec 2018
This report aims to provide policymakers and enforcers with a basis for reflection on the positive impacts that protecting consumers bears in promoting more inclusive and sustainable development.
Report
27 Nov 2018
This document presents the four priorities identified from a consultation with the Blue Circle Voices (BCV), including access and affordability of medicines, devices and medical care, education, prevention and discrimination. It also calls governemen...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report presents the results of analysis of population-level surveillance data on NCD risk factors from selected countries in the Region, namely, China, Fiji, Malaysia, Nauru and Philippines. The aim was to conduct comparable cross-country analys...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights that the increasing burden of NCDs is linked strongly to global marketing of tobacco, alcohol, and processed foods and beverages which are high in fat, sugar and/or salt.
