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World Obesity Federation

Help improve obesity prevention and care globally: Take part in the MAPPS II survey

The World Obesity Federation has launched the MAPPS II (Management and Advocacy for Providers, Patients and Systems) surveys — a global effort to understa..

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19 Aug 2025

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World Obesity at the United Nations Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs

On Friday, 2 May 2025, World Obesity Federation volunteers and staff participated in the Interactive Multistakeholder Hearing at United Nations Headq..

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28 May 2025

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United for Global Mental Health

United for Global Mental Health and the 78th World Health Assembly

by Sarah Kline.&nbsp;What a week! The World Health Assembly (WHA) gathers health ministers and the health community from around the world. Ment..

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25 May 2025

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NCD Alliance

NCD voices from SIDS and other countries calling for leadership ahead of HLM4

In late April, NCD advocates from around the world gathered in New York to recharge their efforts and meet with their countries’ representatives ahead of t..

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08 May 2025

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World Health Organization

Rethinking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to strengthen NCD responses: co-developing issue briefs ahead of HLM4 (Extended Deadline: 6 December)

Ahead of next year’s&nbsp;Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Asse..

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28 Oct 2024

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World Obesity Federation

Driving multisectoral action on obesity in Brazil

The obesity epidemic presents a global health emergency, currently affecting 1 billion people worldwide, continuing to be misunderstood by society at large, ..

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26 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation

Chemical pollutants: An invisible cause of obesity?

Persistent chemicals in the environment may be adding to the obesity epidemic and, says Dr Tim Lobstein, are another reason why individuals should not b..

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25 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation, World Health Organization,

World Obesity at the 77th World Health Assembly

The World Obesity team joined our members and fellow health organisations at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva to progress action on obesity...

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25 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation

Accelerating action on Obesity: catalysing a multi-sectoral approach (World Obesity Atlas)

Report

20 Mar 2024

Today, no country in the world is on track to reach the target to ‘halt the rise’ of obesity prevalence by 2030, as set in 2013 by the World Heal...

Report Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Gender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Atlas 2024

Publication

20 Mar 2024

A report providing a&nbsp;comprehensive overview of obesity rates and trends worldwide, with clear projections as to how the trajectory of the fallout from o...

Publication Meaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Gender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of health Harmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Atlas 2024

Report

10 Mar 2024

The annual report released for World Obesity Day 2024, by the World Obesity Federation. This report depicts obesity and its consequences. ...

Report Health system strengthening, including governance and financing Physical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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World Obesity Federation

Changing the global obesity narrative to recognise and reduce weight stigma

Article

25 Feb 2023

Weight stigma, defined as pervasive misconceptions and stereotypes associated with higher body weight, is both a social determinant of health and a human rig...

ArticlePublication Gender, equity and human rights

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