World Health Organization
World Health Data Platform
Database
14 May 2020
The latest data and reports including the Global Health Observatory, Triple Billion targets, COVID-19 situation, and equity monitoring.
122 Resources
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World Health Organization
WHO Technical specifications for automated non-invasive blood pressure measuring devices with cuff
Report
27 Apr 2020
The document updates WHO’s 2005 guidance on blood pressure measuring devices (BPMDs). It also responds to concern about the lack of accurate, good-quality devices, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) through technical consultation...
World Health Organization
Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) Learning Platform
Database
23 Mar 2020
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) has an interactive learning platform that allows users to acquire knowledge on all PVRI related subjects.
NCD Alliance
Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress - Policy brief
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Feb 2020
The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...
World Health Organization
WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO Independent High-level Comission on NCDs was established in 2017 to advise Dr. Tedros on ways to transform new opportunities to progress towards SDG target 3.4. The final report includes 8 recommendations on how to take action to best e...
World Health Organization
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020 describes the achievements made by Member States on 10 indicators for NCDs. Within the report, country profiles include data on the population, percentage and number of deaths from NCDs, and the risk of premature death f...
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention
Report
06 Feb 2020
The report focuses on prevention and offers the most comprehensive overview of relevant research avaliable to date, ranging from descriptive etiology, cellular and molecular biology, toxicology and pathology through to behavioural and social sciences...
World Health Organization
WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all
Report
06 Feb 2020
The report aims to set the agenda on cancer, mobilize stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing in cancer control and universal health coverage. It introduces the principles, tools and current priority cancer control interventions...
HRIDAY
India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs
Guide
12 Dec 2019
The India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs has been developed as a result of the Community Conversations and Regional Consultations, involving voices of people with lived experiences, conducted between 2017-2018. The development of this Adv...
WHO Regional Office for Europe
NCDprime - Modelling the impact of national policies on noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality using PRIME: a policy scenario modelling tool
11 Sep 2019
PRIME (the Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl) is a free and easy to use scenario modelling tool that generates estimates of the number of lives that can be saved by policies that change patterns in diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol for a g...
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Interpellations and responses to Non-communicable diseases in Uruguay
Report
24 Jul 2019
In this report, the Uruguayan State has taken on the challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) as a demo epidemiological problem and has implemented a public policy based on a set of health actions and intersectoral programs, based on the recommen...