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World Health Organization

WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020

Report

12 Feb 2020

WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020 describes the achievements made by Member States on 10 indicators for NCDs. Within the report, country profiles include data on the population, percentage and number of deaths from NCDs, and the risk of premature death from the four main NCDs (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory diseases)- the indicator used to Monitor the Sustainable Dev...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological Conditions+5

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World Kidney Day 2020 Events Guide

Guide

10 Feb 2020

The Events Guide includes: -inspiration for your activities -tips on planning and kicking-off your World Kidney Day event - further guidance on how to use World Kidney Day campaign resources. -showcases a WKD team local activity to give you additional support and inspiration

GuideHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets
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World Kidney Day 2020 Campaign Toolkit

Guide

10 Feb 2020

The General toolkit includes: -a short description of World Kidney Day -a text explaining the 2020 focus “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – from Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care” and some key messages -tips and ideas on how to get involved in the campaign -Social Media toolkit – Twitter ideas for you to steal and share

GuideHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets
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The International Society of Nephrology

ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum Series: Focus on South East Asia and Oceania 2019

Report

10 Feb 2020

This publication showcases the Policy Forum series, providing highlights and main conclusions. Readers are encouraged to use the brochure in local contexts for their own advocacy purposes. For example, readers may want to use the 12 recommendations as a “scorecard” to assess gaps in kidney care, which require policy-related solutions; or, make local policy makers aware of potentially transfera...

ReportHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets
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The International Society of Nephrology

Moving Together to Build Kidney Health World Wide

Briefs & Fact Sheets

10 Feb 2020

Policy Brief on Kidney Diseases written by the ISN on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC

Briefs & Fact SheetsHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets
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The International Society of Nephrology

A call to action on Kidney Disease: 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

10 Feb 2020

Kidney disease is a high priority NCD which now requires urgent consideration by political leaders. As the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda progresses and provides a platform for raising awareness of NCD health care and monitoring needs, targeted action on kidney disease should become integral to the global policy response. This document aims to inform contributors to the UN HLM process...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets
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International Agency for Research on Cancer

World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention

Report

06 Feb 2020

The report focuses on prevention and offers the most comprehensive overview of relevant research avaliable to date, ranging from descriptive etiology, cellular and molecular biology, toxicology and pathology through to behavioural and social sciences. Key chapters include discussions on the impact of inequities in cancer, vaccination and screening, genomic individual susceptibility to cancer and t...

ReportCancerHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+2

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World Health Organization

WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all

Report

06 Feb 2020

The report aims to set the agenda on cancer, mobilize stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing in cancer control and universal health coverage. It introduces the principles, tools and current priority cancer control interventions in the context of the current and future cancer burden and opportunities.&nbsp;

ReportCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+3

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HelpAge International

Using Community Structures to Prevent and Manage Non‑Communicable Diseases

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Jan 2020

This policy brief examines how inclusive self‑help groups in Myanmar can support prevention, early detection, and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at community level. Drawing on experience from HelpAge International’s collaboration with local health and academic partners, it outlines how village-based groups engage people aged 40+, conduct screenings for conditions like hypertens...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealthy Aging

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Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

Decentralized COVID-19 measures in Brazil were ineffective to protect people with diabetes

Article

28 Jan 2020

Background and aims: COVID-19 severity and mortality are elevated in individuals with diabetes. During the pandemic, interventions recommended globally for people with diabetes were to keep blood glucose on target whilst staying at home to curb the spread of the virus. In Brazil, similar measures were proposed. The aim of our observational study was to assess whether these measures achieved their...

ArticleDiabetesMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences

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Conflict and Health

Opportunities and challenges for delivering non-communicable disease management and services in fragile and post-conflict settings: perceptions of policy-makers and health providers in Sierra Leone

Publication

06 Jan 2020

Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries presents substantive challenges for health systems. This is also the case in fragile, post-conflict and post-Ebola Sierra Leone, where NCDs represent an increasingly significant disease burden (around 30% of adult men and women have raised blood pressure). To date, documentation of health system chall...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease

Publication

01 Jan 2020

The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based policies and health system strategies to prevent premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.&nbsp;The WHF-IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease reviews the l...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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