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Education and access: the key to transforming leukaemia treatment in the Philippines

World CML Day: A Story of Hope and Advocacy&nbsp; Despite years of progress, much still needs to be done on access to treatment for Chronic..

Philippines

07 Oct 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“When you need help, people will come”

Dr Iryna Vlasenko is a Ukrainian pharmacist and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. She lives with type 1 diabetes.&nbsp; She ..

Ukraine

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific

Strengthening Minds: Malaysia Strengthens Efforts to Enhance the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health crisis among children and adolescents has become more pronounced globally. In Malaysia, the situation..

Malaysia

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Enhancing HPV vaccination

Maseru&nbsp;– “It was a no-brainer,” says 34-year-old ‘Malihaelo Qhobela of her decision to allow her 13-year-old daughter, Lihaelo, to be vac..

Lesotho

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Mauritius intensifies efforts to combat tobacco epidemic

Port Louis –&nbsp;Sutrajeet Ghuburrun was 16 when he smoked his first cigarette. Over the next 40 years, the taxi driver from Bel Air, a v..

Mauritius

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Ensuring primary health services for displaced people

Juba ‒&nbsp;Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the borde..

Sudan

27 Sep 2024

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NCD Alliance

NGOs and local governments in Nepal team up to deliver health services in remote areas

NGOs and local governments are filling the gaps left by the national health systems in Nepal, especially in rural areas. As the demand for independent mobile..

Nepal

26 Sep 2024

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), The Depression Cohort in China

Transforming Mental Health: Standardising the treatment, prevention, and management of depression in China

Depression, characterised by persistent low mood or loss of pleasure or intere..

Country Stories

04 Sep 2024

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SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening collaboration between healthcare providers and communities for hypertension and diabetes prevention and control in Vietnam

As one of the world's ageing population, Vietnam faces many challenges in community healthcare despite its relatively low per capita income. In 2019, NCDs ac..

Viet Nam

28 Aug 2024

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World Health Organization, WHO regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Implementing the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People living with NCDs in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean Region

This July, the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Ministry of Health conducted a two-day national scoping..

Syrian Arab Republic

26 Aug 2024

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medicines patent pool

Driving access to cancer treatments: Gertrude's story on National Cancer Survivors Day 2023

" The general belief, especially in the African&nbsp; region and any low- and middle income country, is that cancer is a death sentence. But there are a lot of ..

Uganda

20 Aug 2024

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Access Cancer Treatment

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India

19 Aug 2024

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