WHO Regional Office for Africa
Fact sheet: Diabetes
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This fact sheet presents an overview with key facts on diabetes, its risk factors, burden, and WHO response in the African Region.
170 Resources
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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Proposed policy priorities for preventing obesity and diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This document presents an initial proposal for 10 priority areas for action, which cover 37 strategic interventions to help prevent overweight, obesity and diabetes in the whole population in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including children, adolescents and adults.
World Health Organization
Guidelines for primary health care in low-resource settings
Guide
17 Oct 2018
These guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes and the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care in low-resource settings.
World Health Organization
Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into primary health care. A WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers.
Guide
16 Oct 2018
The World Health Assembly has resolved that palliative care is “an ethical responsibility of health systems” and that integration of palliative care into public health care systems is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal on universal health coverage (WHA 67.19). Yet palliative care and symptom relief are rarely accessible in a number of countries. As a result,...
World Health Organization
Why palliative care is an essential function of primary health care
Publication
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...
Action on Smoking and Health
Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-free World
Declaration
18 Mar 2018
The Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World, affirming that the production, marketing and sale of tobacco products is incompatible with basic human rights, has been adopted by over 150 organizations and prominent public health leaders from around the globe. The evidence is irrefutable, cigarettes kill more than five million people every year, yet the tobacco industry c...
World Health Organization
Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into the response to humanitarian emergencies and crises.
Guide
11 Mar 2018
Responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises rarely provide palliative care, the discipline devoted to preventing and relieving suffering rather than to specific diseases, organs or technical skills.This guide, the fourth in a series of World Health Organization (WHO) guidance documents on palliative care, describes the medical and moral necessity of integrating palliative care and pain relief...
The Lancet
Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief-an imperative of universal health coverage.
Article
13 Oct 2017
In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language revealed the depth of the suffering.We put Mr S on morphine, among other things. A couple of hours later, he surveyed himself with disbelief. He had neither hoped nor conceived of the possibility that this kind of re...
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Fact Sheet on NCD Risk Factors
Fact sheet
18 Jun 2016
This fact sheet presents data from Armenia’s 2016 STEPS survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults aged 18–69, covering smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, overweight/obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and salt intake. Highlights: 27.9% currently smoke (mostly men) 34.4% drank alcohol in past 30 days; 5.9% binge drank 76% consumed <5 serving...
WHO regional Office for Europe
Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Summary of Key Results
Report
18 Jun 2016
This report presents detailed results from the Armenia STEPS Survey 2016, providing statistical breakdowns by sex and age groups (18–69 and 45–69 years). It covers the prevalence of major noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in Armenia using standardized WHO STEPS methodology. Included in the results: Smoking and alcohol use prevalence Fruit and vegetable consumption...
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Armenia STEPS Survey 2016: Prevalence of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors
Publication
18 Jun 2016
The Armenia STEPS Survey 2016 is the country's first national survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, conducted using the WHO STEPwise approach. Covering adults aged 18–69, the survey assessed both behavioral and biological risk factors for NCDs and highlighted gender, age, and urban–rural differences. Key findings include:27.9% current smokers34.4% used alcohol in the last...
World Health Organization
Planning and implementing palliative care services: a guide for programme managers.
Guide
16 Feb 2016
This is a practical manual on how to plan and implement palliative care services, integrated into existing health-care services, at national or subnational level. It has been designed primarily for health programme managers at national, provincial, or district level, whether they are responsible for noncommunicable diseases, infectious disease programmes, health services, or other technical areas...