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05 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

Representatives from cities around the world gather for Healthy Cities Conference

Representatives from 60 countries and more than 200 cities – roughly half of them located in the WHO European Region – have gathered in Belfast, United Kingdom, for the WHO International Healthy Cities Conference, taking place on 1–4 October. Over the course of the event, participants will take part in plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and site visits that aim to equip cities wi...

05 Oct 2018

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27 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

Supporting Member States to achieve the NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals targets

Remarks at UNGA side event: “Friends of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Supporting Member States to achieve the NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals targets”. &nbsp; Read the full article here.

27 Sep 2018

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27 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

WHO Director-General reappoints Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has renewed the appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Injuries, as world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York to agree steps to better address NCDs, the world’s biggest killers. “I am delighted that Mike Bloomberg has agreed to continue in h...

27 Sep 2018

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27 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

Healthier diets will help curb the spread of non-communicable diseases

While world hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, we are also observing an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo said today.&nbsp; Speaking at the Third High-Level Event on Non-Communicable Diseases taking place on the side-lines of the&nbsp;UN General Assembly, Semedo sounded the alarm o...

27 Sep 2018

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21 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men

More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than three quarters of these deaths were among men. Overall, the harmful use of alcohol causes more than 5% of the global disease burden. &nbsp; Read the full article here.

21 Sep 2018

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19 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives

WHO today published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health and sustainable development that a fully-financed WHO could deliver over the next five years. The investment case describes how WHO, working together with its Member States and partners, will help to save up to 30 million lives, add up to 100 million years of healthy living to the world’s popul...

19 Sep 2018

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Union for International Cancer Control

Confronting the Investment Gap in Non-Communicable Disease Treatment and Care

Report

19 Sep 2018

This report aims to provide an analysis of the gap in investment in NCD treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries. We identify major factors driving the gap and hindering investment, suggest potential solutions to increase the flow of ne...

ReportCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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13 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

WHO Global Conference on NCDs, 18-20 October 2017

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Conference report of the WHO Global Conference on NCDs To help address gaps in national policies on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the Office of the President of Uruguay and the Ministry of Health of Uruguay organized the WHO Global Conference on NC...

13 Sep 2018

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13 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

GCM/NCD Side Event: Prince Mahidol Award Conference

Bangkok, Thailand&nbsp; 30 January 2017 The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism for the Prevention and Control of NCDs (GCM/NCD) hosted a side event on 30 January 2017 at the prestigious invitation-only Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition, the GCM/NCD had two speaking engagements in the main program. The WHO GCM/NCD side event entitled: NCDs and Sustainable D...

13 Sep 2018

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World Health Organization

WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes

Guide

12 Sep 2018

Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage. Further, the health sector has the potential to be a driver of economic...

GuideMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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04 Sep 2018

World Health Organization

Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region resolve to make essential medical products accessible, affordable to all

Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable and accessible to all, both within the Region and beyond. “Access to safe, effective and affordable medical products vital to prevent sufferings and impoverishment resulting from high out-of-pocket expenses on healthcare by families, especially the poor...

04 Sep 2018

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31 Aug 2018

World Health Organization

Protecting women in Solomon Islands from cervical cancer

Laura Teika is a young woman with big dreams. The 15-year-old Solomon Islander plans to study hard so she can go to university to become a meteorologist. In the meantime, she explains, there are many barriers for girls her age to reach their goals. “Young people face a lot of peer pressure. There are problems with drugs and with teenagers getting pregnant,” she says. In Solomon Islands,...

31 Aug 2018

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