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World Health Organization

WHO package of essential non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care.

Publication

07 Jul 2020

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – COPD and asthma) and diabet...

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World Health Organization

WHO HEALTH EVIDENCE NETWORK SYNTHESIS REPORT 68

Report

08 Jun 2020

This report reviews the evidence on existing practices for nutritional and health information labelling on alcoholic products to address the question: “What is the current alcohol labelling practice in the WHO European Region and what are barriers and facilitators to development and implementation of alcohol labelling policy?”

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ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA

Article

03 Jun 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) held a virtual press conference announcing their joint complaint against the FDA, represented by Pollock Cohen, LLP. The complaint requests that the court compel the FDA to fulfill its mandate to take action on FDA’s own conclusions that it would ben...

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World Health Organization

World Health Statistics 2020: A visual summary

Report

14 May 2020

The World Health Statistics 2020 summarizes recent trends in life expectancy and reports on progress towards the main health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. It also assesses the current availability of those data, and describes how WHO is supporting countries to improve health information systems and global health security. The 2020 edition also incl...

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World Health Organization

World Health Statistics 2020: Monitoring health for the SDGs

Report

14 May 2020

The World Health Statistics 2020 summarizes recent trends in life expectancy and reports on progress towards the main health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. It also assesses the current availability of those data, and describes how WHO is supporting countries to improve health information systems and global health security. The 2020 edition also incl...

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World Health Organization

World Health Data Platform

Database

14 May 2020

The latest data and reports including the Global Health Observatory, Triple Billion targets, COVID-19 situation, and equity monitoring.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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World Health Organization

Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs

Fact sheet

23 Mar 2020

WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs.&nbsp;The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.

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World Health Organization

Stay physically active during self-quarantine

Guide

18 Mar 2020

As new COVID-19 cases continue to emerge in the WHO European Region, many healthy individuals are being requested to stay at home in self-quarantine. In some countries, fitness centres and other locations where individuals are normally active, will remain temporarily closed. Staying at home for prolonged periods of time can pose a significant challenge for remaining physically active.&nbsp;Warning...

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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

AFRO Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Article

04 Mar 2020

Encouraging women to seek cervical cancer screening and medical help in case of early symptoms, and providing health workers with appropriate information and skills on cervical cancer to meet the needs of all women. The AFRO Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative will work across the African Region to improve awareness; help empower women and healthcare professionals to...

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control

Publication

04 Mar 2020

Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control

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Wiley Library: Paediatric Blood and Cancer

The relevance of nutrition to pediatric oncology: A cancer control perspective

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15 Feb 2020

It is indisputable that adequate and appropriate nutrition is fundamental to the health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with cancer. Nutrition has a role in most of the accepted components of the cancer control spectrum, from prevention through to palliation. The science of nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, and bioactive foods (phytochemicals), and how n...

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NCD Alliance

Pushing for Progress - Accountability Toolkit

Guide

12 Feb 2020

The Toolkit provides background on the concept of accountability to the NCD civil society community, and resources to support civil society monitoring initiatives. The 2020 Toolkit is an update from a previous version from 2013, which included a benchmarking tool that was used by several national and regional alliances to produce civil society status reports in the lead up to the 2014 UN High-Leve...

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