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World Health Organization

WHO global meeting to accelerate progress on SDG target 3.4 on noncommunicable diseases and mental health, 9–12 December 2019, Muscat, Oman: meeting report

Report

16 Dec 2019

In an effort to spur the implementation of national responses against NCDs, WHO and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman co-organized the Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG Target 3.4 on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. Oman was chosen for its remarkable achievements in terms of sustained investment in development of the health sector, political commitment to prioritization...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration

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HRIDAY

India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs

Guide

12 Dec 2019

The India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs has been developed as a result of the Community Conversations and Regional Consultations, involving voices of people with lived experiences, conducted between 2017-2018. The development of this Advocacy Agenda was supported by the Healthy India Alliance, which prioritises 'putting people first' in the NCD response. The Advocacy Agenda is guided...

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+8

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Interagency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF)

Kazakhstan: Prevention and control of noncommunicable disease. The case for investment

Report

06 Dec 2019

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Kazakhstan. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on investment....

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Interagency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF)

Armenia: Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. The case for investment

Report

06 Dec 2019

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Armenia. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on investment. An...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Health taxes: a primer

Fact sheet

18 Nov 2019

Health taxes: a primer summarizes the evidence on the health and economic impact of health taxes (those imposed on products with a negative public health impact like tobacco, alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverages and fossil fuels). These taxes result in healthier populations and generate revenues for the budget even in the presence of illicit trade/evasion.&nbsp;

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCancerChronic Respiratory Diseases+3

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World Health Organization (WHO)

QualityRights materials for training, guidance and transformation

Guide

12 Nov 2019

Set of various materials for training, guidance and transformation. As part of the QualityRights Initiative, WHO has developed a comprehensive package of training and guidance materials. The materials can be used to build capacity among mental health practitioners, people with psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, people using mental health services, families, care partners and ot...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and servicesGender, equity and human rights

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Inter-Parliamentary Union

IPU Resolution 'Achieving universal health coverage by 2030: The role of parliaments in ensuring the right to health'

Declaration

12 Nov 2019

The Inter-Parliamentary Union&nbsp;Resolution 'Achieving universal health coverage by 2030: The role of parliaments in ensuring the right to health', represents&nbsp;a commitment to harness the power of parliaments to translate political commitment into legislation, policies, programs, and results. The Resolution&nbsp;adopted by the world’s parliaments&nbsp;at the&nbsp;141st IPU Assembly held in...

Declaration
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United Nations

Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal health Coverage "Universal Health Coverage: moving together to build a healthier world

Declaration

12 Nov 2019

On 23 September, at the United Nations General Assembly, all 193 UN Member States adopted a high-level political declaration on universal health coverage in New York, the most comprehensive document ever on global health and the right to access quality services for all.&nbsp;The meeting, ‘Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World’, brought together heads of state, p...

Declaration
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?

Report

12 Nov 2019

This scoping review&nbsp;synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region&nbsp;Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the WHO European...

ReportHealth promotionSocial determinants of health

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World Stroke Organization

Global Stroke Guidelines and Action Plan: A Road Map for Quality Stroke Care

Guide

14 Oct 2019

The WSO Roadmap to Delivering Quality Stroke Care is an implementation resource to accompany the WSO Global Stroke Services Guideline and Action Plan. This roadmap provides the framework for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stroke services globally.It provides standardization and consistency for the selection of evidence-based recommendations, approaches to implementations in clini...

GuideCardiovascular DiseaseHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania National Diabetes Program 2013-2017 End Term Evaluation

Publication

11 Oct 2019

The National Diabetes Program was coordinated through the Ministry of Health under the NCD section and was directly placed under the National NCD steering committee. The rollout of NDP program was made to utilize the already existing health infrastructure to bring out comprehensive diabetes &amp; other NCD services to the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care while also introducing; nutri...

PublicationReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+2
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World Health Organization

World report on vision

Report

08 Oct 2019

At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services; a shortage of trained eye care service pr...

ReportDisability and rehabilitation

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