Briefs & Fact Sheets
20 Oct 2025
The purpose of this brief is to raise awareness of the problem of childhood overweight and highlight the interventions and policies necessary to achieve the revised 5% target by 2030.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2025
This document is intended as a quick reference guide for parliamentary action with ready-to-go evidence-based counter-arguments when faced with common myths by the tobacco industry. Through increased awareness of these common myths and the facts to c...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
13 Oct 2025
This new policy brief offers ministries of health and advocates a practical, accessible tool to guide the development of national policies and strategies to address breast cancer. Developed in collaboration with the WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiativ...
Report
12 Oct 2025
Neurological conditions are the leading cause of ill health and disability, affecting over 1 in 3 people worldwide. The Global status report on neurology presents the first comprehensive global assessment of the public health response to neurological...
10 Oct 2025
Stroke symptom awareness has been identified by clinical and community stakeholders around the world as a fundamental barrier to emergency stroke treatment and rehabilitation, contributing to preventable death and disability. World Stroke Day on October 29th 2025 is focused on driving awareness of stroke symptoms and the need to #ActFAST in seeking emergency medical care.To help stakeholders get t...
10 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. This year’s campaign focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.WHO campaign page: World Mental Health Day 2025Crises such as natural disasters, conflicts, and public health emergencies cause emotional distress, wi...
10 Oct 2025
Article
10 Oct 2025
This opinion piece, authored by the Steering Committee Members of the WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions, calls for a shift from tokenistic involvement tow...
Article
08 Oct 2025
For World Stroke Day on October 29th, we are asking stroke and public health stakeholders to join the global effort to drive awareness of stroke symptoms and the need to seek emergency medical care.To help you deliver high impact awareness activ...
Guide
08 Oct 2025
Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases, a new publication from WHO that is packed with data, investigative hooks, and surprising angles on the world’s leading killers: cancer, heart d...
South Africa
25 Sep 2025
Type 2 diabetes affects the lives of one in four South Africans over the age of 45, placing a heavy burden on families and communities. Beyond the costs of routine care, diabetes complications such as stroke, heart attacks, kidney failure, nerve damage, amputations and blindness perpetuate cycles of poverty and strain already overburdened health services. Today, Type 2 diabetes is the leading caus...
25 Sep 2025
24 Sep 2025
New York — With global health leaders warning that progress on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health is still far off track, the Fourth Multistakeholder Gathering convened on the sidelines of UNGA80 to push for practical solutions. Hosted on the first day of the high-level debate, the evening brought together ministers, civil society advocates, academics, and private sector represent...
24 Sep 2025
