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International Society of Nephrology

ISN-GKHA Interactive Map: Your Tool for Actionable Insights

Database

13 Mar 2023

Transform kidney health with the ISN-GKHA Interactive Map – an essential tool for data-driven policy-making and global kidney care improvements. Whether you are a researcher, student, clinician, or policymaker, access ready-made data to support you...

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World Health Organization

Maternal mortality

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Mar 2023

Key facts Every day in 2020, almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. A maternal death occurred almost every two minutes in 2020. Between 2000 and 2020, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, number of...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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International League Against Epilepsy

Seizure disorders and climate change: Everyone's problem

Article

03 Mar 2023

This editorial examines the impacts of climate change on epilepsy and brain health, drawing on testimonies from the ILAE Epilepsy Climate Change Commission. It highlights how climate-driven health risks intersect with epilepsy care and calls for coor...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+1

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World Obesity Federation

Changing the global obesity narrative to recognise and reduce weight stigma

Article

25 Feb 2023

Weight stigma, defined as pervasive misconceptions and stereotypes associated with higher body weight, is both a social determinant of health and a human rights issue. It is imperative to consider how weight stigma may be impeding health promotion ef...

ArticlePublicationGender, equity and human rights

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WHO

Voice, agency, empowerment - handbook on social participation for universal health coverage

Guide

20 Feb 2023

Social participation is an important means for governments to develop responsive health policies and programmes, which are more likely to be implemented by a broad stakeholder group. It is at the heart of the inclusive governance needed for countries...

GuideMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization

Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities

Report

17 Feb 2023

An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. However, the...

ReportMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rights+1

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International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)

Annual Report 2022/23

Report

01 Jan 2023

The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations Annual Report for 2022-2023 highlights the year's achievements and milestones in medical education, global health, and organizational inclusivity and innovation.

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WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean

Stories from the field: sharing successful strategies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region in mitigating noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

01 Jan 2023

This publication concentrates on unpublished accounts of what Eastern Mediterranean Region countries have done to address noncommunicable diseases and mental health issues, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is not to give a comple...

Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyPrimary health care+5

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Global oral health status report 2022: Towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030

Report

18 Nov 2022

WHO’s Global oral health status report (GOHSR) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden and highlights challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress towards universal coverage for oral health. This includes introdu...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022

Report

12 Nov 2022

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022 presents key indicators on health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care for 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. Countr...

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Dialogue with the private sector on access to medicines and technologies for diabetes care, November 2022

Article

02 Nov 2022

The World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.4, adopted in May&nbsp;2021, marked a historic milestone in the collective efforts to address the global diabetes epidemic and urged Member&nbsp;States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosi...

ArticleDialogueMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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World Health Organization

Ageing and health

07 Oct 2022

Key facts: All countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift. In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. The pace of...

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