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18 Apr 2019

World Health Organization

WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions

WHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services. “Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal health coverage,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Ultimately, digital techno...

18 Apr 2019

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18 Apr 2019

World Health Organization

WHO to continue to facilitate countries’ information-sharing to improve transparency on prices

At a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, delegates from governments and civil society organizations called for greater transparency around the cost of research and development as well as&nbsp;production of medicines, to allow buyers to negotiate more affordable prices.&nbsp; The forum, co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of South Africa, aimed t...

18 Apr 2019

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Lancet Oncology

Core elements of national cancer control plans: a tool to support plan development and review

Article

16 Apr 2019

When developed and implemented effectively, national cancer control plans (NCCPs) improve cancer outcomes at the population level. However, many countries do not have a high-quality, operational NCCP, contributing to disparate cancer outcomes globall...

ArticleCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Venous Thromboembolism: A Call for Risk Assessment in all Hospitalised Patients published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (October 2016)

Article

15 Apr 2019

Thrombosis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease because it is the pathology underlying venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischaemic heart disease, and ischaemic stroke. Collectively, these disorders account for about 1 in 4 deaths worldw...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseasePhysical inactivity

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Forum of International Respiratory Societies

Respiratory diseases in the world

08 Apr 2019

This document outlines practical approaches to combat threats to respiratory health and proven strategies to significantly improve the care provided for individuals afflicted with respiratory diseases worldwide.

Chronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use

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Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

Palliative Care and the Global Goal for Health Report

Report

08 Apr 2019

The aim of the report is to show how the Global Goal for Health and accompanying targets could support a focus on improving palliative care for people with life-threatening and life-limiting illness globally and to make recommendations for inclusion...

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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Global Framework for Capacity Building for Non-Communicable Disease Advocacy in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Report

08 Apr 2019

This document is a summary of two pilot NCD advocacy courses, one in Thailand and one in Colombia. A Global Advisory Group engaged a Local Organizing Committee in each country to ensure the courses would meet the needs of the local stakeholders. Whil...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+6

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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Beating NCDs equitibly - Ten system requirements for health promotion and the primary prevention of NCDs

08 Apr 2019

In this paper the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) proposes that it is lack of investment in the necessary health promotion and primary prevention systems that best explains the lack of progress globally on NCDs. Here th...

CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth promotionSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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Public Health Institute (PHI)

Inspiring Youth, Growing Change: Nurturing strong minds for a healthy community

Report

08 Apr 2019

The goal of this report is to document changes resulting from local projects from the youth in the project to the built environment. It also seeks to capture an understanding of themes that can inform future health promotion and youth development wor...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+3

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Different heart diseases

Fact sheet

08 Apr 2019

This fact sheet gives an overview of the different heart diseases and the distribution of different cardiovascular disease types in males and females.

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityUnhealthy dietsTobacco use+3

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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Building Global Capacity for Non-communication Diseases Prevention

Briefs & Fact Sheets

08 Apr 2019

Policy brief on building global capacity NCD prevention in LMICs. Highlights key focus issues and defines priority actions outlined by the DELPHI Study.&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Advocating for Health Promotion Approached to Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention

08 Apr 2019

This brief ‘key messages’ paper aims to better enable IUHPE Officers, Board Members, Regional Committee Members and Members to advocate for health promotion approaches to NCD prevention in a unified way – and importantly to enable the Organizat...

Cardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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