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PSI

International Women's Day: I am generation equality

Two generations of Maverick Collective Members, Julia Lourie and Kathy Vizas, co-founder of TogetHER for Health, advocated and invested in PSI’s cervical c..

Trinidad and Tobago

10 Mar 2020

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NCD Alliance

New food labelling law approved by Mexican government, opposed by industry

Mexico approved a new warning labelling regulation for food and beverages in January, but industry groups have appealed against it. After a 2019 reform of th..

Mexico

10 Mar 2020

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NCD Alliance

What's in our food? – launch of media campaign in Jamaica

Since World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2019, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Nation..

Jamaica

06 Mar 2020

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World Diabetes Foundation

Empowering young people with diabetes in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has made strides in treating type 1 diabetes in recent years. To name a few: the condition is now on a list of priority NCDs of the Kyrgyz Republi..

Kyrgyzstan

19 Feb 2020

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World Health Organization

The Secretariat of the WHO FCTC and WHO applaud the Brazilian government’s action to seek compensation from tobacco companies

On 21 May, the Office of the Attorney-General of Brazil filed a lawsuit at the Federal Court of Rio Grande do Sul against the largest tobacco corporations in..

Brazil

27 May 2019

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World Health Organization

Afghanistan’s successful deployment of the NCD emergency kit shows the importance of integrating NCD services into primary health care to save lives

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are currently causing an estimated 109 000 deaths every year in Afghanistan. In order to address this burden, Afghanistan’s..

Afghanistan

20 Mar 2019

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World Health Organization

Svetlana Gogoleva: connecting with cancer patients in distant locations

Providing patients with the best possible quality of care sometimes requires finding new and innovative ways to meet their needs. Nurses are often at the for..

Russian Federation

06 Mar 2019

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World Diabetes Foundation

Improving foot care for refugees

WDF has worked with the UN Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 2002 to improve diabetes prevention and care in the agen..

Jordan

19 Feb 2019

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UNESCO

Expanding girls' access to quality education in Pakistan

UNESCO and the Government of Pakistan launched the Malala Funds-in-Tr..

Pakistan

21 Nov 2018

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FAO

Growing a sustainable future - Turkey

Hundreds of refugees from war-torn Syria receive agricultural trainin..

Turkey

21 Nov 2018

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World Health Organization

In the words of Tanya Gilly Khailany: “When it comes to women’s rights, there’s no room for diplomacy”

Tanya Gilly Khailany, from Iraqi-Kurdistan, is a fo..

Iraq

19 Oct 2018

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UN Women

Sport paves the way for skills and jobs for young mothers in Brazil

After empowering hundreds of girls and young mothers in poor communities across Rio de Janeiro, the joint programme by UN Women and International Olympic Com..

Brazil

08 Oct 2018

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