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22 Oct 2020

The George Institute for Global Health

Continuing dialysis in the face of the COVID-19 lockdown

Senior Project Manager with The George Institute India Balaji Gummidi describes the joint efforts of the STOP CKDu team to ensure dialysis patients in Andhra Pradesh continue to receive their life-saving treatment during the COVID-19 lockdown. &nbsp;

22 Oct 2020

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The George Institute for Global Health

Supermarket home brands could be key to lowering salt intakes in Australia

Australia

22 Oct 2020

With the government’s recent release of sodium targets as part of its Healthy Food Partnership reformulation program, new research from The George Institute finds that packaged foods from supermarket retailers were the highest contributors to household sodium purchases. Read the full story by clicking below link.

22 Oct 2020

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The George Institute for Global Health

Institutional nutrition policies – a missed opportunity for public health?

Australia

22 Oct 2020

With so many Australians consuming food served at publicly-funded institutions - like schools, workplaces and hospitals - on a daily basis, these facilities are well placed to influence healthy eating through good nutrition policy.

22 Oct 2020

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The George Institute for Global Health

George Institute welcomes alcohol labelling decision but notes a missed opportunity for Health Stars

Australia

22 Oct 2020

The George Institute for Global Health welcomes the decision by Ministers of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministers Forum to improve alcohol labelling but fears the lost opportunity to optimize the health benefits of the Health Star Rating system.

22 Oct 2020

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World Health Organization

Athens protects vulnerable communities during COVID-19

Greece

01 Sep 2020

Athens is one of the oldest recorded cities in the world – with the great Parthenon overlooking the city as a reminder of perseverance and endurance. With age often comes wisdom. As COVID-19 swept across Europe, Greece started implementing nationwide measures to contain the virus, including cancellation of major public gatherings and lock-down measures. The city of Athens followed these measures...

01 Sep 2020

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World Health Organization

WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Timor-Leste

22 Jul 2020

WHO has provided Timor-Leste non-communicable diseases (NCD) kits to prevent the additional risk of comorbidity and mortality from NCDs and strengthen essential health services amidst the current global COVID-19 pandemic. Three sets of NCD kits were handed over to the Ministry of Health, Timor-Leste, to enhance the country’s response to COVID-19 as a part of WHO’s efforts to ensure restorat...

22 Jul 2020

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World Health Organization

Ensuring continuity of treatment for chronic patients during the pandemic: Telehealth in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

20 Jun 2020

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced Costa Rica to declare a health emergency. This led to the suspension of scheduled outpatient care at a time when there were already unmet health care needs. Other issues of concern to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund included health personnel being potentially exposed to patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units, the risks involved in suspending e...

20 Jun 2020

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World Health Organization

Portugal brings down obesity by taxing sugary drinks

Portugal

25 Mar 2020

On World Obesity Day, 4 March, we highlight the success Portugal has had in tackling childhood obesity – one of the main health challenges in the WHO European Region – with their sugary drinks tax. Childhood obesity is a complex public health issue – caused by many factors, it intersects significantly with socioeconomic status. As obesity can establish behaviours at a young and vulnerable ag...

25 Mar 2020

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PSI

International Women's Day: I am generation equality

Trinidad and Tobago

10 Mar 2020

Two generations of Maverick Collective Members, Julia Lourie and Kathy Vizas, co-founder of TogetHER for Health, advocated and invested in PSI’s cervical cancer programming across several developing countries. The advocates and investors of cervical cancer and HPV work converged on a project in Trinidad &amp; Tobago that echoes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) profound message: cervical c...

10 Mar 2020

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NCD Alliance

New food labelling law approved by Mexican government, opposed by industry

Mexico

10 Mar 2020

Mexico approved a new warning labelling regulation for food and beverages in January, but industry groups have appealed against it. After a 2019 reform of the General Health Law and after an open consultation with all sectors, the Mexican regulatory agencies approved modifications to the Mexican Norm NOM-051, the relevant official mandatory standard, for an ambitious front of package (FOP) warning...

10 Mar 2020

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NCD Alliance

What's in our food? – launch of media campaign in Jamaica

Jamaica

06 Mar 2020

Since World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2019, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the National Consumers’ League, has been leading a new mass media campaign to encourage Jamaicans to make healthier choices. The new campaign tagline is: "What's in Our Food? Give us the Facts". The campaign urges Jamaicans to think about the content...

06 Mar 2020

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World Diabetes Foundation

Empowering young people with diabetes in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

19 Feb 2020

Kyrgyzstan has made strides in treating type 1 diabetes in recent years. To name a few: the condition is now on a list of priority NCDs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The national health system covers all types of insulin for children and youth up to 29 years old, and a new mobile app for type 1 management has been developed and piloted. Yet youth with type 1 diabetes in this central Asian country sti...

19 Feb 2020

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