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World Health Organization

Terms of reference of the WHO GCM/NCD

Report

27 May 2014

Report of the second formal meeting of Member States to conclude the work on the terms of reference for the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. &nbsp;

ReportStrategy documentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO position paper on mammography screening

Guide

04 Mar 2014

Overview Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500 000 women around the world. In resource–poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease; their 5-year survival rates are low, ranging from 10–40%. In settings where early detection and basic treatment are available and accessible, the 5-year survival rate for early localized breast cancer...

GuideCancerMultistakeholder CollaborationHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+2

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World Health Organization

Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2020

Strategy document

16 Feb 2014

The WHO Global NCD action plan 2013–2020 follows on from commitments made by Heads of State and Government in the United Nations Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (resolution A/RES/66/2), recognizing the primary role and responsibility of governments in responding to the challenge of NCDs and the important role of international cooperation to support national efforts.

Strategy document

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa

Intersectoral collaboration on child nutrition in informal settlements in Mombasa: a Kenyan case study

Briefs & Fact Sheets

27 Nov 2013

There has been a rapid increase in urban population in developing countries as a result of many factors including overall population pressure, but mainly due to centralized development priorities that have made cities the centres of politico-socio-economic activity. The resultant disparities in opportunities between rural and urban areas, as well as other historical factors have led to the rapid g...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionSocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa

Intersectoral case study: Successful sodium regulation in South Africa

Briefs & Fact Sheets

27 Nov 2013

As a consequence of urbanization and shifts in consumption patterns, South Africa (SA) suffers from high hypertension rates previously prevalent in resource-rich settings and wealthier populations. Trends over time in SA reveal both a growing prevalence of hypertension and an exponential increase in the rate. Over a decade, records have shown a 100% increase in the prevalence of hypertension in me...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMultisectoral ActionSocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization. Regional Office For Africa

Health in all policies: report on perspectives and intersectoral actions in the African Region

Report

27 Nov 2013

This report was prepared with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation (grant no. 2012 THS 317) as part of the Rockefeller Transforming Health Systems Initiative, Supporting the Development of Regional Positions on Health in All Policies and Identifying Lessons and Opportunities for Implementation (for the sake of brevity: Supporting Regional Positions on Health in All Policies). The grant aimed...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings

04 Mar 2013

OverviewThese tools of the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Diseases Interventions (WHO PEN) support implementation of very cost effective interventions through an integrated approach.Implementation of WHO PEN is a key component of the objective 4 of the Global Action Plan. These tools will enable early detection and management of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory dise...

CancerHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health

Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation

Publication

28 Feb 2013

The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health: Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a&nbsp;Lancet&nbsp;Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment framework to achieve dramatic health gains by 2035. Our report has four key messages, each accompanied by opportunities for action by national governments of low-income and middl...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO), Government of South Australia

Adelaide statement on health in all policies: moving towards a shared governance for health and well-being

Declaration

27 Nov 2010

The Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies is to engage leaders and policy-makers at all levels of government—local, regional, national and international. It emphasizes that government objectives are best achieved when all sectors include health and well-being as a key component of policy development. This is because the causes of health and well-being lie outside the health sector and are...

DeclarationMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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PAHO/WHO

Tobacco Control Country Profiles 2011

Publication

28 Feb 2010

Several publications by the WHO regional office of Americas featuring tobacco control country profiles

PublicationTobacco use

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World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research

Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

Report

15 Aug 2007

A global in-depth report covering the intersections between Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer

ReportCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO STEPS Stroke Manual

Guide

29 Sep 2005

The purpose of the manual is to provide guidelines and supporting material for sites embarking on a STEPS stroke surveillance study, so they are able to:plan and prepare the surveillance study scope and environment • recruit and train data collection staffestablish and maintain the stroke registerreport and disseminate the results.

GuideCardiovascular Disease

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