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13 Jul 2022

World Health Organization

Addressing inequities in breast cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a breast cancer surgeon in Nairobi

In sub-Saharan Africa, preventing and treating breast cancer is a pressing public health issue. Breast cancer survival rates five years after diagnosis stand at a dismal 40% in sub-Saharan Africa – as compared to over 90% in most high-income countries. In countries showing successful reductions in breast cancer mortality rates, most breast cancer patients are diagnosed at an early stage, when...

13 Jul 2022

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World Health Organization

Mental disorders

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Jul 2022

Key facts 1 in every 8 people in the world live with a mental disorder Mental disorders involve significant disturbances in thinking, emotional regulation, or behaviour There are many different types of mental disorders Effective preventi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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World Health Organization

Alcohol

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Jul 2022

Key facts The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths. Overall, 5.1% of the glob...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHarmful use of alcohol

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05 Jul 2022

World Health Organization

Creating an age-friendly, enabling environment for social participation

This feature video story shows how this urban community in Wakabadai, Japan promotes social participation in older people

05 Jul 2022

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World Health Organization

Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment, 2022 update

Guide

04 Jul 2022

This WHO-led compendium collates guidance from WHO and other UN agencies on policies, interventions, capacity-building, and awareness for improving the health impacts of environmental issues.

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+4

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22 Jun 2022

World Health Organization

Deploying Emergency Kits for Noncommunicable Diseases, Following the Volcano Eruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

On the island of St Vincent, the volcano La Soufriere erupted unexpectedly in April 2021, forcing the urgent displacement of 20,000 inhabitants. This led to significant disruptions in people’s lives, health and disruption to the island’s healthcare system. People living with a noncommunicable disease (NCD) were particularly affected as they need continuing access to care, services and medicine...

22 Jun 2022

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World Health Organization

World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all

Report

16 Jun 2022

The&nbsp;World mental health report: transforming mental health for all&nbsp;is designed to inspire and inform better mental health for everyone everywhere. Drawing on the latest evidence available, showcasing examples of good practice from around th...

ReportMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Dialogue régional – Afrique francophone : Cancers féminins : échanger les expériences et renforcer les réseaux régionaux

Report

01 Jun 2022

Ce premier Dialogue régional organisé en présentiel en 2022 a permis de réunir pendant deux jours (12-13 juillet 2022 à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) près de 60 participants, dont les représentants des Ministères de la Santé et de la s...

ReportCancer

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The Lancet

Barriers and solutions to implementing a multisectoral action plan to prevent and control non-communicable diseases within UNRWA settings: a mixed-methods study

Publication

01 Jun 2022

Background The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) cares for more than 271 000 Palestine refugees with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the five fields of its operations (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+2

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31 May 2022

World Health Organization

New workplan for multisectoral and multistakeholder action: WHO’s Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions are a globally leading cause of death and disability. Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes – together with mental health disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, other psychoses, and dementia, – pose one of the most significant global health challenges of our time. Heads of St...

31 May 2022

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HRIDAY

Report on Tobacco Control in India (2022)

Report

29 May 2022

https://ntcp.mohfw.gov.in/assets/document/surveys-reports-publications/Report%20on%20Tobacco%20Control%20in%20India%202022_22%20April%202024.pdf&nbsp;

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionHealth promotionTobacco use+6

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World Diabetes Foundation, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

Article

27 May 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization,...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health+2

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