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22 Jul 2020

World Health Organization

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

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

WHO package of essential non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care.

Publication

07 Jul 2020

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVD...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsPrimary health care+4

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International Committee of the Red Cross

Managing projects addressing non-communicable diseases: Operational guidelines for field staff

Guide

03 Jul 2020

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an increasing global challenge. A majority of NCD-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where numerous humanitarian crises are currently playing out. An informal, interagency working grou...

GuideEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseRefugee and migrant health

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23 Jun 2020

WHO Civil Society Working Group

Webinar ‘People at the center: challenges and solutions of PLWNCDS during the COVID-19 pandemic’

According to World Health Organization, People living with or affected by major non-communicable diseases (NCD) and conditions: such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19. Several risk factors attributable to NCDs also make people vulnerable to the virus, and obesity-related condit...

23 Jun 2020

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WHO Civil Society Working Group

Civil Society Working Group Statement on NCDs & COVID in the margins of the UN HLPF 2020

Declaration

22 Jun 2020

The COVID - 19 pandemic has exposed health system gaps and vulnerabilities across the world and ha s demonstrated more than ever the need for resilient health systems, especially ones that are equipped to respond to the growing burden of non - commun...

DeclarationStrategy documentCivil Society Working GroupEmergency preparedness, prevention and response+1

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20 Jun 2020

World Health Organization

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

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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19 Jun 2020

World Health Organization

NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - The value of linking COVID-19 and NCDs to ‘build back better.’

19 Jun 2020

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16 Jun 2020

World Health Organization

Civil Society Working Group on NCDs - Mobilizing Youth for NCD Prevention & Control during COVID-19

16 Jun 2020

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15 Jun 2020

WHO Civil Society Working Group

Webinar: Mobilizing Youth for NCD Prevention & Control during COVID-19

According to World Health Organization, People living with or affected by major non-communicable diseases (NCD) and conditions: such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19. Several risk factors attributable to NCDs also make people vulnerable to the virus, and obesity-related condit...

15 Jun 2020

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08 Jun 2020

World Health Organization

Alcohol labelling policies: most countries lagging behind in promoting healthier choices

According to a new report, labelling of alcoholic beverages is not consistent or even considered in many countries in the WHO European Region. The new Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on alcohol labelling across the Region is the first systematic study that covers the different ways countries label alcoholic beverages and sets out policy options for authorities to consider. &nbsp;...

08 Jun 2020

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World Health Organization

WHO HEALTH EVIDENCE NETWORK SYNTHESIS REPORT 68

Report

08 Jun 2020

This report reviews the evidence on existing practices for nutritional and health information labelling on alcoholic products to address the question: “What is the current alcohol labelling practice in the WHO European Region and what are barriers...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+3

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05 Jun 2020

World Health Organization

Delivering NCD services in a time of COVID-19 – stories from the field

A new WHO survey looks at the extent of the disruption of services for the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. To mark the survey’s preliminary results, a new series of stories from the WHO European Region shares experiences of health workers and patients in ma...

05 Jun 2020

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