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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Empowering people with diabetes in South Africa through the GREAT project

South Africa

25 Sep 2025

Type 2 diabetes affects the lives of one in four South Africans over the age of 45, placing a heavy burden on families and communities. Beyond the costs of routine care, diabetes complications such as stroke, heart attacks, kidney failure, nerve damage, amputations and blindness perpetuate cycles of poverty and strain already overburdened health services. Today, Type 2 diabetes is the leading caus...

25 Sep 2025

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World Diabetes Foundation

The national NCD response of the United Republic of Tanzania – best practice and nation-wide scale up

United Republic of Tanzania

20 Jun 2025

Over the past decade, the United Republic of Tanzania (population of 67 million, including the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar with 1.2 million), has taken a lead in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of developing and implementing policies and action plans to address the burden of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Unlike many low-income countries where national NCD strategies often...

20 Jun 2025

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HelpAge International

Older people in Nepal embrace self-care

Nepal

30 May 2025

This article explores a pioneering self‑care initiative led by HelpAge partner Ageing Nepal, which equips older individuals with the tools to manage their own wellbeing. Delivered through two-day workshops in Kathmandu’s Senior Citizens Day Care Centres, the training covers nutrition, hydration, physical activity, sleep, and mental wellbeing, using a locally adapted version of HelpAge's Self�...

30 May 2025

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WHO regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

The Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer Stakeholder Workshop in Egypt

Egypt

12 May 2025

The workshop aimed to present the WHO Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer (GICC) and the WHO CureAll technical package to national policymakers and multidisciplinary providers involved in childhood cancer care in Egypt. The workshop sought to summarize the current landscape in Egypt by highlighting recent achievements in the field of pediatric oncology, while also identifying existing gaps and o...

12 May 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

The Friendship Bench: Bridging Zimbabwe’s mental health treatment gap

Zimbabwe

01 May 2025

Globally, millions of people are suffering with mental health conditions and have no access to evidence-based interventions. The Friendship Bench (FB) is a successful programme that was developed in Zimbabwe in 2006 to bridge this gap. FB uses a task-shifting approach to support those dealing with “kufungisisa”, a term locally understood as an equivalent of anxiety and depression. Community he...

01 May 2025

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ICPCN (Improving Palliative Care for World's Children)

Establishing Children's Palliative Care in Ghana

Ghana

14 Mar 2025

The International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) and World Child Cancer-Ghana have successfully completed a one-year project to enhance children's palliative care in Ghana. The initiative, funded by Global Health Partnerships, reached over 2,500 health professionals and established palliative care services in 60 healthcare facilities across the country. The project included webinars, f...

14 Mar 2025

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WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

International Childhood Cancer Day in Pakistan

Pakistan

04 Mar 2025

Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) and Islamabad Medical &amp; Dental College (IMDC) commemorated International Childhood Cancer Day 2025 with a special visit from WHO officials, including Ms Ellen Thom, Deputy WHO Representative in Pakistan; Dr Soofia Yunus, DG Federal Health Ministry of Pakistan; and Dr Qudsia Uzma, Technical Officer, RMNCH. The visit, hosted by the Paediatrics Department...

04 Mar 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling up the Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAP-P): Preventing hypertension and diabetes through primary healthcare

Philippines

19 Feb 2025

The Philippines, like many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), experience high prevalence rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially hypertension, diabetes and their associated complications. About 90% of the population are at risk of developing these conditions, posing significant challenges to the health system. Due to geographical and cultural diversity, access to health service...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling-up community-led diabetes and NCD awareness and response in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

19 Feb 2025

Between 2016 and 2019, the DMagic (Diabetes Mellitus Action through community Groups or mHealth Information for better Control) project revealed a huge burden of diabetes risk in rural Bangladesh. It showed that a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) method of community mobilisation directed at the general population significantly increased diabetes knowledge and awareness and resulted in large...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Transforming diabetes management in China through mobile health

China

19 Feb 2025

The growing prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), particularly in low- and middle-income countries, poses significant healthcare challenges. China faces immense healthcare burdens despite the government’s efforts through the Basic Public Health Service (BPHS) programme. Diabetes-related healthcare costs in China are expected to rise from $250.2 billion to $460.4 billion between 2020 and...

19 Feb 2025

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

Scaling up an mHealth-based school education programme to reduce salt intake in China

China

19 Feb 2025

Excessive salt intake is the leading dietary risk factor for premature death and disability in China. Strategies such as setting maximum sodium targets and front-of-package labelling have proven effective in reducing salt intake, but these approaches are mainly suitable for pre-packaged food products. Although discretionary salt use during cooking or at the table remains the major source of dietar...

19 Feb 2025

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World Health Organization

MAISHA: Establishing youth-friendly mental health services in Nakuru County, Kenya

Kenya

11 Dec 2024

The Mental Health IssueMental health conditions pose a major public health challenge in Kenya. One in four people seeking healthcare reportedly presents with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Young people in particular experience challenges in seeking and accessing mental health care due to limited available services, being unaware o...

11 Dec 2024

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