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02 Feb 2023

World Health Organization

How the Healthy Cities initiative is paving the way for health and well-being in Indonesia

Indonesia has taken several proactive and innovative steps to address urban health conditions that impact people’s lives through the ‘Healthy Cities’ approach. Key aspects of the Healthy Cities Forums include involving communities to discuss urgent problems, find solutions and mobilize community participation. A review conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2018 indicated a positive a...

02 Feb 2023

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01 Feb 2023

World Health Organization

Collective action is needed to beat diabetes: an endocrinologist’s story

Diabetes affects 463 million people worldwide. The number of cases and prevalence of diabetes have been steadily rising over the past few decades, and it has been agreed around the globe that the rise of diabetes and obesity has to be brought to a halt by 2025. According to the results of the STEPS survey on the prevalence of noncommunicable disease risk factors in Ukraine, 7.1% of Ukrainian adult...

01 Feb 2023

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Global Asthma Network

Asthma management and control in children, adolescents, and adults in 25 countries: a Global Asthma Network Phase I cross-sectional study

Article

01 Feb 2023

Background Asthma is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. This study aimed to assess asthma medicine use, management plan availability, and disease control in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood across different country set...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesPrimary health care

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Ministry of Health Maldives

National Multi-sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Maldives (2023- 2031)

Strategy document

11 Jan 2023

This action plan is the result of extensive collaboration and consultation with various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, policymakers, civil society organizations, and the community. It outlines a strategic framework that will guide...

Strategy documentMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease)

Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Report

01 Jan 2023

Evidence-based strategy document for COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention, with citations from the scientific literature.

ReportChronic Respiratory Diseases

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International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)

Annual Report 2022/23

Report

01 Jan 2023

The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations Annual Report for 2022-2023 highlights the year's achievements and milestones in medical education, global health, and organizational inclusivity and innovation.

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WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean

Stories from the field: sharing successful strategies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region in mitigating noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

01 Jan 2023

This publication concentrates on unpublished accounts of what Eastern Mediterranean Region countries have done to address noncommunicable diseases and mental health issues, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is not to give a comple...

Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyPrimary health care+5

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World Health Organization

Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

Publication

01 Jan 2023

Virtually all fiscal measures influence people's health, through their impacts on behaviour, consumption, income and wealth. A narrow subset of fiscal measures, however, can be more directly aimed at improving health by targeting behaviours and risks...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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17 Dec 2022

World Health Organization

Supporting people living with dementia in Malaysia

“She is a little forgetful. She would say to me – you have not come for so long! while I was there a few days earlier. I take photos of us together and the next time I come, I show the photos to her. This calms her down, and then she smiles,” says Dilgeet Kaur A/P Garanan Singh, a caretaker at The Golden Age Welfare Association Malaysia working with older people. Dilgeet visits them i...

17 Dec 2022

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16 Dec 2022

World Di, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Project supporting refugees and host communities in Jordan moves forward

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disease in Jordan, accounting for 78% of all deaths, according to the Jordan National Stepwise Survey (STEPs) for NCD Risk Factors 2019. &nbsp; Jordan’s government and civil society are working together to decrease this huge NCD burden, with WDF’s support. Since 2007, WDF has supported 11 projects in Jordan with nearly US...

16 Dec 2022

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

Malta ‘nurse navigators’ embody patient-centred care

Malta

15 Dec 2022

Malta has successfully introduced innovative nurse navigators to its cancer care services, which brings a personalized, integrated approach to care both during and after treatment. Dr Gauden Galea, WHO Representative in China, is a public health expert familiar with the service in his native Malta. He acknowledges that person-centred care is something frequently talked about but rarely seen in pra...

15 Dec 2022

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee

IASC Handbook, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Coordination

Guide

15 Dec 2022

The Handbook of MHPSS Coordination provides standard guidance on how to best to support well-coordinated and multisectoral MHPSS responses that are predictable, accountable, equitable, efficient and effective. What is the purpose&nbsp;of this ha...

GuideMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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