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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Using competition law to promote access to medicines and related health technologies in low- and middle-income countries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

02 Jan 2019

The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income countries.”&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsAccess to essential medicines and services

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Development Planning and Tobacco Control: Integrating the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control into UN and National Development Planning Instruments

Guide

02 Jan 2019

In response to the high-level political calls to action and decisions taken by ECOSOC and the COP, UNDP and the Convention Secretariat have jointly produced this report to capture emerging lessons learned from practical experience and to provide recommendations for further action to facilitate integrating the WHO FCTC into national development plans (NDPs) and the UNDAFs that support them.

GuideTobacco use

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents.

Guide

01 Jan 2019

Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment and by 66% of patients who have advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease. This can be relieved in most cases through medicines and other treatments.&nbsp;The World Health Organizati...

GuidePublicationCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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UN Women

Making the SDGs count for women and girls with disabilities

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 Dec 2018

This brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment (SDG 5); highlights key issues for ending poverty (SDG 1) and ensuring healthy lives (SDG 3) for women and girls with disabilities; and calls for closing data gaps on gender and disability.

Briefs & Fact SheetsDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Prevalence of Obesity: A Public Health Problem Poorly Understood

Article

28 Dec 2018

This review article discusses the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) in support of a total diet approach to achieving diet and health goals, especially as they relate to the obesity epidemic. However, some scientists and organizations have identified one food, food group, or nutrient as the cause of the obesity epidemic and recommend that simply reducing that food/food group/nutrient will solv...

ArticleNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Shaping smarter and more sustainable cities - Striving for sustainable development goals

Report

28 Dec 2018

This document provides guidance to city leaders in establishing a framework for the management, control and optimization of the Smart Sustainable City environment as a laboratory for innovation and urban simulation.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES

NCD care in humanitarian settings: a clarion call to civil society

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 Dec 2018

This publication outlines the impact of crises on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and why people living with NCDs are particularly vulnerable. It was originally produced and shared as a briefing for a bootcamp on NCDs held by the IFRC, Danish Red Cross, NCDFREE and the University of Copenhagen.

Briefs & Fact SheetsEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Unless we act now: The impact of climate change on children

Report

13 Dec 2018

This report aims to build the evidence base on children and climate change by focusing on the major climate-related risks; children’s current and future exposure to these risks; and the policies required to protect children from these risks.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and healthMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs

Report

12 Dec 2018

This publication includes analysis and lessons on each of the 16 countries and the one sub region that took part in the Reviews. The exercise, which brought together UN and World Bank Group staff, systematically reviewed the country situation, identified the bottlenecks to MDG attainment, and proposed potential solutions to be implemented to accelerate progress. Since many MDGs have been absorbed...

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World Health Organization

Declaration of Astana

Declaration

06 Dec 2018

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018 endorsed a new declaration emphasizing the critical role of primary health care around the world. The declaration aims to refocus efforts on primary health care to ensure that everyone everywhere is able to enjoy the highest possible attainable standard of health. The new declaration has renewed political commitm...

Declaration

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

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

Report

06 Dec 2018

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 Uzbekistan. 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)

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

Report

06 Dec 2018

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 Belarus. This report provides evidence that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response. An economic burden analysis shows that economic losses from NCDs (direct and indirect...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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