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World Heart Federation

Roadmap for Cholesterol

03 Oct 2022

The WHF Roadmap for Cholesterol identifies roadblocks and suggests potential solutions to improve cardiovascular health and help reach the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals: achieve a 30% reduction in NCDs, including CVD, by 2030.

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Advancing early detection of breast cancer in resource- limited settings – Workshop Report

Report

01 Oct 2022

On the occasion of the 2022 World Cancer Congress, UICC and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a three-hour workshop to support progress in advancing the early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings. Many cases of cancer in lower-income regions are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when they are much harder to treat effectively. Improving the early detection of breast can...

ReportCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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The Lancet

The availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMIC: a systematic review, Lancet Global Health 2022

Article

01 Oct 2022

This systematic review, commissioned by WHO, explored the availability, cost and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in LMICs in published literature between 2010-2022. Inhaled medicines were largely unavailable and unaffordable – this was particularly true for inhalers containing corticosteroids.

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services
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Support Care Cancer

Establishing effective patient navigation programs in oncology

Publication

30 Sep 2022

Purpose Recent advances in cancer treatment have resulted in greatly improved survival, and yet many patients in the USA have not benefited due to poor access to healthcare and difficulty accessing timely care across the cancer care continuum. Recognizing these issues and the need to facilitate discussions on how to improve navigation services for patients with cancer, the National Cancer Polic...

PublicationCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Diálogo regional América Latina - Informe

Report

30 Sep 2022

Informe del diálogo regional organizado el 29 y 30 de noviembre de 2022 en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, para miembros de Latinoamérica trabajando en cáncer en las mujeres.

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World Health Organization

Mental health at work

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 Sep 2022

Key facts Decent work is good for mental health. Poor working environments – including discrimination and inequality, excessive workloads, low job control and job insecurity – pose a risk to mental health. 15% of working-age adults were estimated to have a mental disorder in 2019. Globally, an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety at a cost...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsSocial determinants of health

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World Obesity Federation

The Economic Impact of Overweight & Obesity in 2020 and 2060

Report

25 Sep 2022

Overweight and obesity prevalence is set to cost the global economy 3.3% of GDP by 2060, according to a new study by the World Obesity Federation and RTI International.

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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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...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+6

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Journal of Migration and Health

Healthcare system responses to non-communicable diseases’ needs of Syrian refugees: The cases of Jordan and Lebanon

Publication

18 Sep 2022

Introduction Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan and Lebanon have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We aimed to explore NCD service provision to Syrian refugees in these two host countries and to identify lessons learned that may inform the global response to the changing health needs of refugees. Methods...

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Union for International Cancer Control

AMR Control Supplement

Report

12 Sep 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health issue that needs urgent attention, especially within the cancer community. The significant and growing threat of AMR is undermining key advances being made in cancer care by adversely affecting cancer treatment outcomes and threatening the survival of people living with cancer. As many as 1 in 5 cancer patients undergoing treatment are hosp...

ReportCancer

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Science Direct: Trends in Food Science & Technology

ICONIC: An international task force supporting collaboration in nutrition and cancer globally

Publication

15 Aug 2022

Background Cancer represents a major cause of mortality globally and by 2050 will be the major cause of ill health and death across the world, most particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). For forty years, there has been increasing recognition of the need to better understand how the modifiable factors related to diet, nutrition and&nbsp;physical activity&nbsp;can influence the...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

The Global Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Compact 2020-2030: Committements

Strategy document

14 Aug 2022

The NCD Compact calls on all countries to accelerate the progress towards the NCD-related SDG targets, considering the commitments included in the relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and the guidance provided by the corresponding resolutions adopted by the World Health Assembly.

Strategy documentDeclaration

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