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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

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17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change, and of policies and programmes that could increase resilience, taking into account the multiple determinants of climate-sensitive health outcomes.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

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17 Oct 2018

This treaty aims at eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products. It provides tools for preventing illicit trade by securing the supply chain, including by establishing an international tracking and tracing system, by countering illicit trade through dissuasive law enforcement measures and a suite of measures to enable international cooperation.

PublicationMultisectoral ActionTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Healthy hospitals, healthy planet, healthy people: Addressing climate change in healthcare settings

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17 Oct 2018

The paper begins to define a framework for analysing and addressing the health sector’s climate footprint – including identifying seven aspects of a climate-friendly hospital. It also draws on a series of examples from around the world that demonstrate that the health sector is indeed already beginning to provide leadership in this most important area of concern to the global community.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Lessons learned on health adaptation to climate variability and change: experiences across low and middle-income countries

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17 Oct 2018

This document in the first part reviews and synthesizes the first five years of implementation (2008–2013) of projects on health adaptation to climate variability and change in low and middle income countries worldwide. The second part of the report presents results of qualitative research undertaken to document lessons learned and good practice examples from health adaptation projects to facili...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Climate and Health Country Profiles - 2015 A Global Overview

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17 Oct 2018

The WHO UNFCCC Climate and Health Country Profile Project aims to raise awareness of the health impacts of climate change, support evidence-based decision making to strengthen the climate resilience of health systems, and promote actions that improve health while reducing carbon emissions.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution

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World Health Organization

Convention on the Rights of the Child

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17 Oct 2018

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989.

PublicationGender, equity and human rightsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Free health care’ policies: Opportunities and risks for moving towards UHC

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17 Oct 2018

This policy brief outlines what is meant by free health care policies and why it is important to discuss these in relation to universal health coverage. It explores health financing policy issues related to free health care policies as well as the potential contributions to health financing system strengthening for progress towards UHC.

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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American Cancer Society

Factors influencing risk-based care of the childhood cancer survivor in the 21st century

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15 Aug 2018

The population of adult survivors of childhood cancer continues to grow as survival rates improve. Although it is well established that these survivors experience various complications and comorbidities related to their malignancy and treatment, this risk is modified by many factors that are not directly linked to their cancer history. Research evaluating the influence of patient-specific demograp...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into paediatrics.

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10 Aug 2018

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children – neonates, infants, children, and adolescents up to 19 years of age – who need pediatric palliative care (PPC) each year may be as high as 21 million. Another study found that almost 2.5 million children die each year with serious healthrelated...

PublicationCancerMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Why palliative care is an essential function of primary health care

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07 Aug 2018

"Why Palliative Care is an Essential Function of Primary Health Care" emphasizes that integrating palliative care into primary health care is crucial for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and improving the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. Palliative care addresses not only physical symptoms but also psychological, social, and spiritual suffering, making it an ethical re...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+3

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AIDS

Opportunities and challenges for evidence-informed HIV-noncommunicable disease integrated care policies and programs lessons from Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Kenya

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27 Jul 2018

Introduction:&nbsp; Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are recognizing the growing dual burden of HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This article explores the availability, implementation processes, opportunities and challenges for policies and programs for HIV/NCD integration in four SSA countries: Malawi, Kenya, South Africa and Swaziland. Methods:&nbsp; We conducted a cross-se...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

In-Depth Qualitative Analysis of Noncommunicable Diseases. Multisectoral Action Plans in the Caribbean

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11 Jun 2018

As the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to have its negative impact on lives, livelihoods, and economies across the globe, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), has taken action to strengthen its technical cooperation with Member States in addressing these diseases, their risk factors, and related...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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