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United for Global Mental Health

Increase, Improve and Integrate: The Way Forward for Financing NCDs and Mental Health

Report

19 Jul 2024

This report by United for Global Mental Health, titled “Increase, improve, and integrate: the way forward for financing NCDs and Mental health,” provides a deep dive into the current situation of global NCD and mental health financing and opportunities to increase and improve both domestic and global mental health finance, with considerations for the integration of NCDs and mental health for h...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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International Society of Nephrology

Global Kidney Health Atlas

Database

19 Jul 2024

Kidney disease is a significant worldwide public health problem. Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are linked to high health care costs, poor quality of life, and serious adverse health outcomes. Despite this burden, kidney disease is often not included in major chronic disease control strategies, presenting an obstacle when engaging with governments to address kidney d...

DatabaseMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization (WHO)

The Global Diabetes Compact

Publication

18 Jul 2024

Responding to the increasing burden of diabetes around the world, the World Health Organization has launched the Global Diabetes Compact. The launch coincides with the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. The WHO Global Diabetes Compact has the vision of reducing the risk of diabetes, and ensuring that all people who are diagnosed with diabetes have access to equitable, comprehensive,...

PublicationDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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International Society of Nephrology

Perspectives on Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease: Thes facts, the Questions, and a Proposed Framework for 2023 and Beyond

Article

18 Jul 2024

Responsible use of limited healthcare and community resources to improve the kidney health of communities is critical. Ensuring the optimal allocation of these resources requires a multifaceted approach that can address the complex needs of the population effectively. To this end, we encourage the thoughtful application of a comprehensive framework designed to facilitate meaningful change. This fr...

ArticleMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services

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International Society of Nephrology

World Kidney Day 2024 scientific editorial – Mind the gap in kidney care: translating what we know into what we do.

Briefs & Fact Sheets

18 Jul 2024

Historically, it takes an average of 17 years to move new treatments from clinical evidence to daily practice. Given the highly effective treatments now available to prevent or delay kidney disease onset and progression, this is far too long. The time is now to narrow the gap between what we know and what we do. Clear guidelines exist for the prevention and management of common risk factors for ki...

Briefs & Fact SheetsReport

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International Society of Nephrology

Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

Article

18 Jul 2024

Early detection is crucial to prevent kidney disease and its complications, but public awareness is low. Increasing knowledge and implementing early detection measures are public health priorities. Kidney disease is becoming more prevalent globally, now ranking as the seventh leading cause of death. Factors such as demographic changes, the obesity epidemic, and climate change will likely worsen th...

ArticleMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotion

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World Health Organization

Tuberculosis and diabetes: invest for impact

Briefs & Fact Sheets

18 Jul 2024

This brief provides practical information on planning for the introduction and scaling-up of integrated tuberculosis and diabetes services.&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsDiabetes

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Thermostability of human insulin

Briefs & Fact Sheets

18 Jul 2024

This technical brief evaluates the existing evidence regarding the thermostability of insulin and how this knowledge could be leveraged by pharmaceutical companies and health authorities.&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsFact sheetDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and services

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Lancet

Non-communicable diseases: can implementation research change the game for policy and practice?

Article

10 Jul 2024

The paper emphasizes the role of implementation research in bridging the evidence-to-policy (or the know-do gap) for NCDs, and in understanding how to adopt, integrate, and sustain NCD evidence-based interventions in real-world health systems.&nbsp; Despite its potential, implementation research is often underutilized and underfunded, and the field still faces many challenges. The paper calls f...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Tobacco and diabetes

Fact sheet

09 Jul 2024

This document is the&nbsp;seventh in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and diabetes. This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include health care professionals in the fight for tobacco control and prevention of tobacco related adverse health effects. This knowl...

Fact sheetDiabetesHealth promotionTobacco use

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NCD Alliance

PODCAST: World Bank takes 5-point approach to financing NCDs and mental health

Article

08 Jul 2024

The World Bank is co-hosting the Second global dialogue on sustainable financing for NCDs and mental health, 20-21 June 2024, in Washington DC. Ahead of the meeting the NCD Alliance podcast, Voices of the health revolution, spoke with Dr Monique Vledder, Practice Manager of the Global Health, Nutrition and Population Unit at the Bank. She stressed the importance of World Bank President Ajay Banga...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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NCD Alliance

UN Health4Life Fund

Case study

08 Jul 2024

This is the second paper in the NCD Alliance series Everybody's Business: A series on bold actions to close the NCD funding gap. Although they are largely preventable, NCDs and their related risk factors remain overwhelmingly neglected by development financing. If left unaddressed, NCDs pose a substantial threat to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals Goal 3 (Good Health). Given...

Case studyHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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