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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Smoking and cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This fact sheet outlines key messages to the public, women, youth and cardiologists on smoking and cardiovascular health.

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseTobacco use

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

How can the cardiovascular community improve tobacco control?

Strategy document

17 Oct 2018

This report outlines various strategies for the cardiovascular community to improve tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Strategy documentCardiovascular DiseaseMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionTobacco use+2

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World Health Organization

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into primary health care. A WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers.

Guide

16 Oct 2018

The World Health Assembly has resolved that palliative care is “an ethical responsibility of health systems” and that integration of palliative care into public health care systems is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development G...

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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World Health Organization

Why palliative care is an essential function of primary health care

Publication

07 Aug 2018

"Why Palliative Care is an Essential Function of Primary Health Care" emphasizes that integrating palliative care into primary health care is crucial for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and improving the quality of life for patients with se...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care+5

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Action on Smoking and Health

Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-free World

Declaration

18 Mar 2018

&nbsp;The Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World, affirming that the production, marketing and sale of tobacco products is incompatible with basic human rights, has been adopted by over 150 organizations and prominent public h...

DeclarationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupGender, equity and human rightsTobacco use+6

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World Health Organization

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into the response to humanitarian emergencies and crises.

Guide

11 Mar 2018

Responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises rarely provide palliative care, the discipline devoted to preventing and relieving suffering rather than to specific diseases, organs or technical skills.This guide, the fourth in a series of World Hea...

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health+6

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The Lancet

Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief-an imperative of universal health coverage.

Article

13 Oct 2017

In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language revealed the depth of the suffering.We put Mr S on morphine, among...

ArticlePublicationReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and servicesGender, equity and human rights+7

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of RHD

Publication

01 May 2017

The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Tobacco Fact Sheet

Fact sheet

18 Jun 2016

This Tobacco Fact Sheet presents national data from the 2016 Armenia STEPS Survey on tobacco use and control indicators for adults aged 18–69. It provides insights into smoking prevalence, quit attempts, secondhand smoke exposure, and awareness of...

Fact sheetCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealthy AgingHealth promotionTobacco use+7
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Fact Sheet on NCD Risk Factors

Fact sheet

18 Jun 2016

This fact sheet presents data from Armenia’s 2016 STEPS survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults aged 18–69, covering smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, overweight/obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and salt intak...

Fact sheetCancerCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealthy AgingHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+14
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WHO regional Office for Europe

Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Summary of Key Results

Report

18 Jun 2016

This report presents detailed results from the Armenia STEPS Survey 2016, providing statistical breakdowns by sex and age groups (18–69 and 45–69 years). It covers the prevalence of major noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in Armenia usin...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth promotionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+8
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Prevalence of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors

Publication

18 Jun 2016

The Armenia STEPS Survey 2016 is the country's first national survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, conducted using the WHO STEPwise approach. Covering adults aged 18–69, the survey assessed both behavioral and biological risk facto...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth promotionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco use+5
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