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Jasmine’s breast cancer story and the importance of early diagnosis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21 Oct 2022

“My body knows how to recover. That’s what competitive strength athletics taught me. I’ve realized competing was the practice. Recovering from breast cancer is the game.”&nbsp; &nbsp; Less than 4 months have passed since Jasmine Lake found a lump in her breast. While recovering from a recent double mastectomy, she spoke to WHO/Europe about her experience of being diagnosed and treate...

21 Oct 2022

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Evolving a people-centred approach to noncommunicable disease (NCD) services in Bhutan

Bhutan

21 Sep 2022

Bhutan launched the Service with Care and Compassion Initiative (SCCI)&nbsp;to plug gaps &amp; improve NCD services. As part of SCCI, all persons visiting health facilities are screened for NCDs.&nbsp; Home care, refill of medicines, reminder &amp; follow-up for treatment &amp; medication, referrals and real-time monitoring are some of the key elements of the initiative. Following its succe...

21 Sep 2022

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Addressing inequities in breast cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a breast cancer surgeon in Nairobi

Kenya

13 Jul 2022

In sub-Saharan Africa, preventing and treating breast cancer is a pressing public health issue. Breast cancer survival rates five years after diagnosis stand at a dismal 40% in sub-Saharan Africa – as compared to over 90% in most high-income countries. In countries showing successful reductions in breast cancer mortality rates, most breast cancer patients are diagnosed at an early stage, when...

13 Jul 2022

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Creating an age-friendly, enabling environment for social participation

Japan

05 Jul 2022

This feature video story shows how this urban community in Wakabadai, Japan promotes social participation in older people

05 Jul 2022

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Deploying Emergency Kits for Noncommunicable Diseases, Following the Volcano Eruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

22 Jun 2022

On the island of St Vincent, the volcano La Soufriere erupted unexpectedly in April 2021, forcing the urgent displacement of 20,000 inhabitants. This led to significant disruptions in people’s lives, health and disruption to the island’s healthcare system. People living with a noncommunicable disease (NCD) were particularly affected as they need continuing access to care, services and medicine...

22 Jun 2022

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The double burden of diabetes and social discrimination: Empowering women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

21 May 2022

The NCD issue In many low- and middle-income countries, women and girls living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions experience particularly severe health-related stigma and discrimination. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), girls and young women testing positive for diabetes risk being seen as a social and economic burden by their families. Due to fears...

21 May 2022

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Unmasking the drivers of type 2 diabetes through poetry and multimedia: The Bigger Picture public health literacy campaign (United States of America)

United States of America

21 May 2022

The NCD issue Children and adolescents from marginalized communities are at disproportionate risk of noncommunicable diseases. In the United States of America, type 2 diabetes rates have tripled in Native American youth, doubled in African American youth, and increased by 25-50% in Asian Pacific Islanders and Hispanic youth over the last ten years. However, public discourse often emphasizes...

21 May 2022

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Premiere Screening of three videos made by older people (Decade of healthy aging)

Canada

21 Mar 2022

The Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit at WHO is organizing a Premiere Screening of three videos made by older people in Canada (Manitoulin Island, Ontario), Jordan (Amman) and Togo (Kpalimé). The screening was held on Tuesday 29 March 2022 from 14:00-16:00pm CET, as an open public event requiring pre-registration. Presenting the films from WHO’s Participatory Video (PV) VOICE pil...

21 Mar 2022

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“You need to sit there and listen, and build on what you see” – Tina Dahl, cancer nurse

Denmark

31 Jan 2022

Tina Dahl always sits close beside a new patient, quietly observing as they wait to see the oncologist for the first time. She knows that what happens during that first conversation will help her to discover what makes this person tick. What is important to them? What are their worries? And how much do they already know about their treatment? This is the kind of holistic, whole-person approach...

31 Jan 2022

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Diabète : un fardeau pour l'Afrique (2021)

20 Nov 2021

Le diabète est une maladie chronique qui touchait en 2021 plus de 537 millions d’adultes dans le monde, dont 24 millions en Afrique. Sur le continent, la progression alarmante de cette pathologie est largement liée aux transformations rapides des modes de vie, marquées par l’urbanisation croissante et des transitions nutritionnelles profondes. Face à cette situation, la prévention et la p...

20 Nov 2021

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Community-based mental health care: the Power of Purpose

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 Nov 2021

“What happens to a person when they are treated as less than human? When they are treated as a tranquilized problem that needs to stay docile and become more prisoner than participant?” This powerful poem, written and narrated by Scottish author, Erin May Kelly, sheds light on the human rights violations that are still far too common in mental health services around the world. The poem also ex...

19 Nov 2021

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Persons with disabilities share their experiences of accessing health services

India

19 Nov 2021

Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health. However, persisting barriers prevent them from accessing the health services they need. To ensure the voices of persons with disabilities are heard, we asked 14 persons with disabilities from India, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia to share their experiences of accessing health services. This is what they shared with u...

19 Nov 2021

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