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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia: Burden, risk factors and services for prevention and management

Report

18 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs)—primarily asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—contribute significantly to the burden of noncommun...

Report Chronic Respiratory Diseases Multistakeholder Collaboration Access to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care Household and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025

Report

11 Aug 2025

The Second General Meeting of the GCM/NCD took place virtually from 23 to 25 April 2025. More than 300 participants from over 50 countries actively participa...

Report Meaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Gender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health

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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

Reimagining our response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health: Reflections on the draft Political Declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Aug 2025

Briefs & Fact Sheets CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological Conditions Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Access to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care

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HelpAge International

Toolkit for homebased incontinence care

Guide

29 Jul 2025

This toolkit was developed in Malawi and designed by older women and men living with incontinence, alongside their caregivers, in collaboration with MANEPO. ...

Guide Meaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences Access to essential medicines and services
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Sugars and dental caries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

15 Jul 2025

This WHO technical information note on sugars and dental caries highlights the impact of sugar consumption on the global burden of dental caries. Free sugars...

Briefs & Fact Sheets Unhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Air Pollution Data Portal

Database

04 Jul 2025

WHO monitors the exposure levels and health impacts (i.e., deaths, DALYs) of air pollution at the national, regional, and global level from ambient (outdoor)...

Database CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological Conditions Environment, climate change and health Household and Outdoor Air Pollution

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Report of the WHO global oral health meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-29 November 2024

Report

02 Jul 2025

The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Meeting was convened in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26–29 November 2024. Hosted by the Govern...

Report Health system strengthening, including governance and financing Harmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling noncommunicable diseases – leveraging data for impact: monitoring commitments in the WHO European Region ahead of the Fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting

Report

27 Jun 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, remain the leading cause of death...

Report CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological Conditions Prevention of violence and injuries Harmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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The International League of Dermatological Societies

ILDS Response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Article

25 Jun 2025

The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), an umbrella organisation of over 200 professional dermatological organisations across 104 countr...

Article Mental Health and Neurological Conditions Civil Society Working GroupMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration Health promotion Household and Outdoor Air PollutionUnhealthy diets
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WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Respiratory Society

Chronic respiratory diseases in the WHO European Region

Report

12 Jun 2025

This report on chronic respiratory diseases (‎CRDs)‎ in the WHO European Region, developed by WHO and the European Respiratory Society (‎ERS)‎, highl...

Report Chronic Respiratory Diseases Multisectoral Action Access to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionPrimary health care Household and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cervical Cancer Advocacy handbook

Guide

06 Jun 2025

Guide Cancer Civil Society Working GroupHealth Literacy DevelopmentMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral Action Health system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO FCTC Secretariat

WHO FCTC Article 19 Civil Liability Toolkit

Guide

30 May 2025

An interactive guide with key steps on how to take legal action against the tobacco industry....

Guide CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory Diseases Tobacco use

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