Briefs & Fact Sheets
20 Sep 2023
On the occasion of the second annual Gathering of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the prevention and control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) for the Global NCD Compact, held in the margins of the second UN High-level Meeting...
19 Sep 2023
A lack of physical activity is a known risk factor for noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions. In the Philippines, some 41% of the adult population is reportedly not moving or exercising enough, increasing the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and other health conditions. In a bid to reduce health risk factors and provide equitable access to healthier transport options and recreatio...
19 Sep 2023
Publication
19 Sep 2023
WHO has developed the Noncommunicable disease facility-based monitoring guidance for NCD patient and programme monitoring, including a framework and parsimonious set of relevant, valid, and feasible standardized indicators to guide recording and rep...
Report
19 Sep 2023
To assess national-level responses to NCDs, WHO has implemented NCD country capacity surveys periodically since 2001. This report is the latest in that series. Since the first survey round, the NCD Country Capacity Survey (NCD CCS) has been conducted...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Sep 2023
Key facts Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally. Each year, 17 million people die from a NCD before age 70; 86% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income cou...
Report
15 Sep 2023
This report compiles data for the first time on the far-reaching consequences of uncontrolled hypertension, including heart attacks, strokes and premature death, along with substantial economic losses for communities and countries. It also contains i...
Publication
14 Sep 2023
Key reference on the burden of atopic dermatitis, containing evidence that supports the efforts of the Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA). Authored by Jingru Tian (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China), Dingy...
14 Sep 2023
In Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education partnered with the Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists and Sri Lanka Medical Association to address the complex determinants and intergenerational challenges of unhealthy diets, obesity and physical inactivity. Through a school health programme, dedicated health promotion activities and improved national screening, the multisecto...
14 Sep 2023
14 Sep 2023
Today marks the launch of this year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs, a yearly campaign aimed at slowing the increasing burden of NCDs with contributions of people everywhere. Actions can be big or small - the power of the Global Week for Action comes through collaboration across countries and sectors towards a common goal: reducing preventable death and illness and increasing health and equity...
14 Sep 2023
13 Sep 2023
In August 2023, three dedicated healthcare professionals from Malawi, Lucia Mbulaje, Falieth Chilonga, and Racheal Nyirenda, participated in an enriching training program funded by WDF and hosted by Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialist Centre. The initiative was part of the WDF's Partner 2 Partner (P2P) Academy, aimed at building diabetes capacity and care with our partners. It is done through pilot...
13 Sep 2023
13 Sep 2023
In the small municipality of Paipa in the Colombian department of Boyacá, a digital information system helps policy-makers and public health specialists to monitor the health status of urban and rural communities, and run multiple municipal social programmes in an integrated way. Some 35 000 people live in the small rural municipality of Paipa in central Colombia, a regional tourist centre fa...
13 Sep 2023
