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World Health Organization

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases

Guide

08 Oct 2025

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases, a new publication from WHO that is packed with data, investigative hooks, and surprising angles on the world’s leading killers: cancer, heart d...

GuideMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionSocial determinants of health+2

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World Health Organization

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030

Report

06 Oct 2025

This report presents WHO estimates of tobacco use prevalence among the population aged 15 years and older from 2000–2024, with trends projected to 2030. Estimates are at global, regional and country levels.Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key...

ReportTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Availability, price and affordability of health technologies for the management of diabetes

25 Sep 2025

The WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/341967, describes those health technologies required for diagnostics, monitoring and treatment by the different levels...

Diabetes

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World Health Organization

Global report on hypertension 2025: high stakes: turning evidence into action

Report

23 Sep 2025

The second Global report on hypertension highlights&nbsp;the urgent need to scale up detection, treatment, and control of hypertension, especially at the primary health care level. It showcases proven solutions, country successes, and clear recommend...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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European Lung Foundation

Living with chronic respiratory disease: voices from around the world

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 Sep 2025

This video features the voices of people living with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), such as COPD and asthma, from around the world. Through their personal stories, patients share how CRDs affect daily life, the challenges they face in accessing...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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World Health Organization, NCD Alliance, World Obesity Federation, The George Institute for Global Health

Advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder actions on noncommunicable diseases: thematic issue briefs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

22 Sep 2025

The thematic issue briefs discuss challenges and opportunities in advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Each brief includes a rationale, stakeholder-specific recommendations and key messages on instit...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+3

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Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Global epidemiology of chronic respiratory disease

Publication

22 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases constitute one of the most pressing, yet underappreciated, global health burdens. Determining the burden of disease is fundamental to identify unmet needs at the population level, and reduce individual suffering through i...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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Ediciones Universidad de Navarra

APCA Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa 2025

Report

20 Sep 2025

The APCA Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa 2025 is a report on the state of palliative care in Africa, revealing that services are underdeveloped and essential medicines are scarce, though there has been uneven progress. It was officially launched a...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Saving lives, spending less: the global investment case for noncommunicable diseases

Report

19 Sep 2025

Saving lives, spending less: the global investment case for noncommunicable diseases outlines why urgent investment in cost-effective interventions for NCDs is essential for health and sustainable development. Drawing on the World Health Organization...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+4

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United Nations General Assembly

Rev. 4 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

Declaration

18 Sep 2025

Final version of the 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 entitled "Equity and integrat...

Declaration

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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 noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO South-East Asia Region. CRDs impose a growing socioeconomic...

ReportChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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The Lancet

Strengthening non-communicable disease care in all-hazards emergencies

Article

16 Sep 2025

People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are particularly vulnerable to health service disruptions resulting from conflicts, natural disasters, and major disease outbreaks. The 2018 Political Declaration of the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting of the Ge...

ArticleAccess to essential medicines and servicesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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