Publication
17 Oct 2018
This publication explores the relationship between and the impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on development and economic growth in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This document presents a background to this epidemic, including its epidemiology and main hypothetical risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-Traditional Causes (CKDnT). It also includes a description of clinical and pathological characteristics, the case definitions for CKDnT surveillance, and the methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance.
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This volume explores the relationship between and the impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on development and economic growth in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This collection of manuscripts examines the complex interplay among NCDs, health expenditures and financial investments in health, poverty, and inequities, using up-to-date information and evidence from the LAC...
Report
17 Oct 2018
This table is featured in the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic (2009), the second in a series that tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and the impact of the interventions that are being implemented to stop it. It provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence base for protecting people from the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke through legislation and enforcement.
Case study
17 Oct 2018
This case study uses a qualitative approach to describe Rwanda's progress in addressing the social determinants of health by comparing the Rwanda’s situation against the five key themes of the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health.
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report is the first report to focus on the health of the 738 million people living in the African Region of the World Health Organization. It provides a comprehensive analysis of key public health issues and progress made on them in the Africa Region.
Dialogue
17 Oct 2018
This paper addresses the social dimensions of climate change from a sustainable, equitable development perspective, understood as “an irreducible holistic concept where economic, social and environmental issues are interdependent dimensions that must be approached within a unified framework”, and where the overarching outcome is to fully promote human welfare and equal access to life-sustainin...
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This study was therefore designed to gain in-depth understanding of the interface between communities and health services and yield new knowledge on ways through which communities could be empowered to better contribute to health reforms together with other key stakeholders— governments, partners, private sector, among others.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This document highlights effective and sustainable methods that can be used to control the burden of cervical cancer in the context of Africa, following an analysis of the burden of cervical cancer and its social determinants in the African Region. It also reviews the responses that already exist at national and African regional levels.
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This nutrient profile model is designed for use by policy-makers in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region for the purposes of restricting food marketing to children.
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on unopposed marketing of unhealthy foods, the link between marketing and childhood obesity, and the most commonly used marketing techniques in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on emergencies, their impact on people with noncommunicable diseases, and the challenges in treating and managing noncommuicable diseases in emergencies in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.
