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World Health Organization

What trade and industry authorties need to know: NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Nov 2018

This policy brief highlights the need for trade and industry authorities to recognize that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of governments, and taking action towards coherence between trade and health policies is essential.

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

WHO global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases - Working Group Report

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD). The Working Group was tasked with providing recommendations to the WHO Director-General on ways and means of encouraging countries to realize their commitments to call on the private sector to strengthen its contribution to the preve...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

WHO global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases - Working Group Report

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD). The Working Group was tasked with providing recommendations to the WHO Director-General on ways and means of encouraging countries to realize their commitments to explore the provision of adequate, predictable and sustained resources...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the European Region: A progress report

Report

12 Nov 2018

This is mid-term report maps progress made by Member States in the WHO European Region in relation to the Action Plan for the implementation of the European Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2012–2016. It combines the results of the 2013 WHO NCD Country Capacity Survey with more detailed descriptions of responses, highlights and innovative practices in the...

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Mapping salt reduction initiatives in the WHO European Region

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report presents an up-to-date view of current initiatives to reduce salt intake in European countries, highlighting activities related to the action points of relevant global frameworks.

ReportNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Kyrgyzstan. The case for investment (2017)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report provides evidence through three analyses - economic burden, intervenion cost, and cost-benefit - in Kyrgyzstan 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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WHO Regional Office for Europe

What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity?

Report

12 Nov 2018

This synthesis summarizes the available evidence concerning the effectiveness of economic instruments (including taxes, price policies and incentives) in containing or reducing food consumption, particularly of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods. (Russian)

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Which national and subnational interventions and policies based on Mediterranean and Nordic diets are recommended or implemented in the WHO European Region, and is there evidence of effectiveness in reducing noncommunicable diseases? (2018)

Report

12 Nov 2018

This review focuses on national and subnational Mediterranean diet (MD) and Nordic diet (ND) interventions and policies in the WHO European Region to support decision-makers in shaping context-specific diet and nutrition policies.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

The main indicators of the WHO Global Monitoring Framework (GMF) on Noncommunicable Diseases

Report

12 Nov 2018

This set of data and graphs comes from a diverse range of WHO sources and provides an account of the status and progress of key NCD indicators, highlighted in colour, in countries of the European Region. Specific diabetes-related indicators are also presented to showcase the relevance of this special topic in the Region. (Russian)

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Country experiences in integrated policy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Report

12 Nov 2018

This publication is intended as a source of inspiration for policy-makers tasked with the elaboration or revision of national strategies for and action plans on NCDs. It compiles the experiences of and lessons emerging from selected countries in the WHO European Region in elaborating national integrated NCD plans.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: Country Assessment - Serbia

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report reviews the challenges and opportunities facing the health system in Serbia in scaling up core services for the prevention, early diagnosis and management of NCDs. The report also provides examples of good practice in care and policy recommendations are made for further action, based on the assessment.

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems. Tajikistan country assessment

Report

12 Nov 2018

This report focuses on cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors in Tajikistan. It identifies key health system challenges that prevent greater coverage of core noncommunicable diseases interventions and services, and proposes three strategic recommendations to accelerate gains in cardiovascular diseases outcomes. (Russian)

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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