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World Health Organization

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke

Report

31 Jul 2023

The ninth&nbsp;WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic&nbsp;tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008, and marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement...

ReportTobacco use

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HelpAge International

Achieving Gender‑Transformative Universal Health Coverage Fit for an Ageing World

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Jul 2023

This policy brief highlights the urgent need for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to be responsive to the needs and rights of women across the life-course including older women, who make up over 27% of the global female population yet are largely invi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionHealthy Aging

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World Health Organization

Disability

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Jul 2023

Key facts An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. This represents 16% of the world’s population, or 1 in 6 of us. Some persons with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without disabilities. Person...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDisability and rehabilitationSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Monitoring service integration and engaging stakeholders: experience from Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

Case study

17 May 2023

Background: Although integration of services for HIV and NCDs has been proven to improve compliance, evidence for the socioeconomic consequences, such as economies of scale for providers and patients, is lacking. This study addressed use of clinic...

Case studyCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseasesPrimary health care+3

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Chatham House

IFIs need a well-defined role in global health

Article

08 May 2023

The forthcoming spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank on 10-16 April will see a critically important debate on the future role of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs).&nbsp; The focus is primarily on how to rectify the $3.5 trillion...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Hypertension

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

Key facts An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) living in low- and middle-income countries An estimated 46% of adults with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition. L...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular Disease

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The George Institute for Global Health

Health service delivery reforms during and after economic crisis

Report

05 May 2023

Sri Lanka is facing its most profound economic and financial crisis since independence. The economic crisis has compounded health system pressures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to reduced provision of public services, increased unmet ne...

ReportPublication

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Global Network of People Living With HIV

GNP+ Strategic Plan 2023-2026: For Our Health & Human Rights

Strategy document

05 May 2023

The document&nbsp;outlines the strategic plan of the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), focusing on empowering communities and individuals living with HIV. It covers the vision for a stigma-free world where people living with HIV can en...

Strategy document

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International League of Dermatological Societies

Global Report on Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Report

30 Apr 2023

This Global Report on hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was published in 2023, and is a collaborative effort between the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA). GHiSA is dedicated to...

ReportMultistakeholder Collaboration
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HelpAge International

Healthy Ageing for Us All

Report

30 Mar 2023

This report reveals the barriers that millions of older people face in realising their right to health, specifically access to quality, acceptable, and non-discriminatory health services. It is grounded in consultations with older people from diverse...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealthy Aging

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Access to NCD medicines: emergent issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and key structural factors

Publication

22 Mar 2023

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in the treatment and care of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This report examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseases

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The George Institute for Global Health

Redressing the balance: Using human rights law to improve health for women everywhere

Report

17 Mar 2023

'Redressing the balance: Using human rights law to improve health for women everywhere' examines the guidance provided by the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the response to that guidance by g...

Report

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