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International League of Dermatological Societies

World Skin Health Day 2024 Event: Skin Health Education for Migrants in Malta

In celebration of World Skin Health Day (WSHD), on 8 July 2024 the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and International Society of Derma..

Malta

12 Jul 2024

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World Health Organization

A task-sharing approach with female community health volunteers to tackle hypertension in Nepal: Perspectives and opportunities of implementation research

Nepal faces a growing hypertension crisis. Roughly one in four adults in Nepal experience&nbsp;&nbsp;hypertension and almost half of those affected are unawa..

Nepal

25 Jun 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific

Closer to Home: Australian support makes dialysis accessible for thousands in Lao PDR

"It was difficult for patients to travel for [dialysis] treatment, especially due to the costs involved. Patients had to go to Vientiane, Khammouan province,..

Lao People's Democratic Republic

10 Jun 2024

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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Haiti: 10 Departments Now Equipped with Materials for Thermoablation of Precancerous Lesions

Port-au-Prince, June 7, 2024 (PAHO) - The Direction de la Santé de la Famille (DSF) and the Programme Nationale de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) of the Minist..

Haiti

07 Jun 2024

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), SCUBY

Driving Change: Scaling up an integrated care package for diabetes and hypertension in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium

The global prevalence of 9% for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 31% for hypertension (HT) reflects the dominance of these two conditions in the global burden of di..

Belgium

06 Jun 2024

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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Jamaica Rallies Against Tobacco Use by Empowering Youth on World No Tobacco Day 2024

Kingston, Jamaica, June 4, 2024 (PAHO) - The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jamaica partnered with the PAHO/W..

Jamaica

04 Jun 2024

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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Gender-Based Violence: PAHO/WHO supports women survivors in IDP sites in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, June 3, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - In support of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in its emergency response to the current security..

Haiti

03 Jun 2024

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World Health Organization

National Coordinating Mechanisms for Noncommunicable Diseases - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The National Coordinating Mechanism for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) was established by a Presidential executive order to oversee and mobilize political c..

Palau

30 May 2024

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World Health Organization

National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NMSAP) 2019–2025 was developed to tackle the growing b..

Nigeria

30 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Multisectoral Group for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Mozambique - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The Multisectoral Group for Cervical Cancer Elimination was established in 2020 to develop a roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer in Mozambique, an..

Mozambique

30 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Liberia Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries Commission - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The Ministry of Health of Liberia established the Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) Commission in 2017 to support the NCDI Programme. Led by the M..

Liberia

30 May 2024

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

Strengthening collaborative efforts for improved NCD Interventions in Indonesia

The increasing rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia requires targeted and specific primary and secondary prevention. Nearly one-third of adu..

Country Stories

28 May 2024

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