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Health Action International (HAI)

Prices People Pay for Glargine Insulin

Briefs & Fact Sheets

09 Apr 2023

Between 10 March and 20 April 2023, the ACCISS Study took a global snapshot of the prices people currently pay for glargine insulin and its affordability.&nbsp; Individuals from 47 countries collected the full price for all glargine products found in their closest private pharmacy and/or public sector pharmacy. While these prices should not be considered representative of the country (as inter-cou...

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services.

Strategy document

07 Mar 2023

World Health Organization (‎WHO)‎ policy on universal health coverage states that both rehabilitation and palliative care are essential components of quality health services and should be integrated within health systems using a multiprofessional workforce. Rehabilitation in palliative care can deliver many benefits for people and health systems but access to interventions is limited by a rang...

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional workshop on expanding availability and access to palliative care.

Report

07 Mar 2023

Substantial effort is needed to make palliative care available and accessible to the people in need. This workshop was being organized as an effort to support countries in bring palliative care into priority at policies and strengthen the capacity to plan and implement programs for palliative care&nbsp;Objectives of the workshop:To support countries to review the current status of palliative care...

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable Diseases. A Compendium

Publication

10 Feb 2023

Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – what they are, their burden, their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled. Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease and their five shared main risk factors (tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air...

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those in Africa. &nbsp; These conditions are currently more prevalent than infectious diseases. Sixty-seven percent occur before the...

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World Health Organization

Invisible numbers The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them

Publication

21 Sep 2022

Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world.&nbsp;There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.&nbsp;Their drivers are social, environment, commercial and genetic, and their presence is global.This report reminds us the true scale of the threat posed by NCDs and their risk factors. I...

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in diabetes (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

FIP has been championing the role of pharmacists in preventing and treating chronic diseases, including diabetes, since 2006, and this latest guide, which is intended as a companion to the FIP diabetes handbook for pharmacists published in 2021, will help pharmacists to identify and acquire the competencies, such as screening and clinical management, they need to provide services for patients with...

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HRIDAY

Report on Tobacco Control in India (2022)

Report

29 May 2022

https://ntcp.mohfw.gov.in/assets/document/surveys-reports-publications/Report%20on%20Tobacco%20Control%20in%20India%202022_22%20April%202024.pdf&nbsp;

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World Diabetes Foundation, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

Article

27 May 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization, with disease burden profiles shifting from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Information on the epidemiology of T2DM has inc...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health

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Health Action International (HAI)

POOLED PROCUREMENT OF INSULIN AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLIES : Analysis of Mechanisms and their Applicability for Small State Countries or Countries with Limited Needs

Report

09 Apr 2022

The objective of the study is to assess whether multi-country pooled procurement (tendering/purchasing/framework agreements or other) and/or information sharing initiatives could be beneficial for small lower-income nations for the purchasing of insulin, insulin syringes, blood glucose meters and blood glucose test strips, using the Pacific as a case study.

ReportDiabetesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services

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Health Action International (HAI), University of Geneva University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals

Management of type 1 diabetes in low- and middle- income countries: Comparative health system assessments in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania

Publication

09 Apr 2022

Abstract Aims: To describe and compare the health system responses for type 1 diabetes in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania. Methods:&nbsp;The Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access, a multi-level as- sessment of the health system, was implemented in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania using document reviews, site visits and interviews to assess the delivery of care and access to...

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Journal of Migration and Health

Chronic NCD care in crises: A qualitative study of global experts’ perspectives on models of care for hypertension and diabetes in humanitarian settings

Publication

07 Apr 2022

Background The high and rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is reflected among crisis-affected populations. People living with NCDs are especially vulnerable in humanitarian crises. Limited guidance exists to support humanitarian actors in designing effective models of NCD care for crisis-affected populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to synthesi...

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