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NCD Child

Access to Essential Medicines and Equipment

Case study

18 Feb 2019

Case studies compiled as part of the work of the NCD Child Taskforce on Essential Medicines and Equipment.

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Fact Sheet: Palliative Care

Fact sheet

15 Feb 2019

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identificatio...

Fact sheetCancer

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines

Guide

15 Feb 2019

The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines has been updated every two years since 1977. The current versions are the 20th&nbsp;WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) and the 6thWHO Essential Medicines List for Children (EMLc) updated in March 2017.

GuideMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Infographics on epilepsy

15 Feb 2019

Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures are due to brief disturbances in the electrical functions of the brain. Epilepsy affects people of all ages.

Mental Health and Neurological Conditions

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

¡A MOVERSE! Guía de actividad física

Guide

07 Feb 2019

&nbsp; This physical activity guide seeks to be a reference document for the knowledge and application of concepts and recommendations, based on scientific evidence, on the benefits of being more active and less sedentary. It was developed with&nb...

GuideCardiovascular DiseasePhysical inactivity

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Guía alimentaria para la población uruguaya

Guide

07 Feb 2019

The Food Guide for the Uruguayan population is an informative material that aims to promote a healthy, balanced and pleasurable diet. It was developed with the support of the Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and FAO.

GuideCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesUnhealthy diets+3

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Country Capacity Survey Results Tool

25 Jan 2019

The NCD Country Capacity Survey (CCS) is the main instrument used to monitor country progress on the NCD commitments. It provides information on the status of country NCD policies, guidelines and programs, and the health system capacity to response t...

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health

25 Jan 2019

The Virtual Campus for Public Health is a network of people, institutions and organizations that share courses, resources, services and activities related to education, information and knowledge management in training. It aims to improve the skills a...

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World Health Organization

Nutrition Knowledge Hub

Database

09 Jan 2019

By building the technical and functional capacities of all relevant staff at WHO through e-learning courses and key nutrition-related training and knowledge materials, the Nutrition Knowledge Hub aims to contribute to the acceleration and increase of...

DatabaseNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Guidance Note On The Integration Of Noncommunicable Diseases Into The United Nations Development Assistance Framework

Report

07 Jan 2019

The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance on how to integrate NCDs into the UNDAF.1 The guidance is in line with the "WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020" and other relevant global, regional and nation...

Report

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Preventing and Controlling Noncommunicable Diseases

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Jan 2019

This Issue Brief describes why scaled up action on NCDs is integral for sustainable development. It presents UNDP’s ongoing global and regional work with partners on NCDs, and outlines opportunities for UNDP to help strengthen NCD responses at diff...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

The State of the World's Children: Maternal and Newborn Health

Report

07 Jan 2019

This report examines critical issues in maternal and newborn health, underscoring the need to establish a comprehensice continuum of care for mothers, newborns and children.

ReportMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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