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Passage of the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act to protect the Sierra Leone population from the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products

Tobacco consumption is a major public health concern in Sierra Leone, with 18% of men and 3% of women aged between 15 and 49 years estimated to be tobacco us..

Sierra Leone

23 Oct 2023

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Multistakeholder action to improve health and wellbeing by reducing health inequity through the first Healthy Island initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

In Oman, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 72% of all deaths with nearly one in five adults dying from NCDs before the age of 70 1. To comb..

Oman

23 Oct 2023

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From street food samples to TikTok videos: a social behavioural change communication(SBCC) programme as part of a comprehensive approach to salt reduction in Malaysia

Hypertension affects over one third of adults in Malaysia, making it a primary risk factor for mortality and disability. Excessive salt consumption is a sign..

Malaysia

23 Oct 2023

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Freedom from tobacco production in Kenya for healthier lives

For a very long time, farmers in Kenya’s Migori county and other tobacco growing areas have suffered health risks and illness emanating from growing, nurtu..

Kenya

23 Oct 2023

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Improving cardiovascular health from the local community to the national level with a participative approach

The STEPS survey, undertaken in 2018, showed that cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the main cause of mortality in Ecuador 1. This survey was planned a..

Ecuador

23 Oct 2023

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Multisectoral approach to NCDs based on the management model of healthy cities, environments and ruralities (Ciudades, Entornos, Ruralidades, Saludables y Sostenibles (CERSS)

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing public health problem globally, accounting for 76% of premature mortality in Colombia and 80% in the Region of ..

Colombia

23 Oct 2023

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From local to national: intersectoral network to create environments for healthy ageing

In Costa Rica, more than 16% of the population is over 60 years of age and the country is experiencing a rapid demographic transition 1. The country is there..

Costa Rica

23 Oct 2023

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Cabo Verde invests in comprehensive essential services to offer better quality of care to the elderly

Cabo Verde’s health and social assistance systems need to adapt to an ageing population in order to provide relevant prevention and health promotion progra..

Cabo Verde

22 Oct 2023

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Towards universal health coverage (UHC): Government of Benin expanding health coverage to the extreme poor

Before “Assurance pour le renforcement du capital humain” (“Insurance for strengthening human capital”) or ARCH was launched in 2019, the national he..

Benin

22 Oct 2023

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Improving access to mental health services by integrating them into general health services in Nepal

Mental illness is estimated to account for 18% of all noncommunicable diseases in Nepal 1. Despite this, in 2021 only one in four health facilities offered m..

Nepal

22 Oct 2023

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Introducing HPV vaccines for a cervical cancer-free generation in Montenegro

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. It is caused by persistent infection with a virus commonly transmitted through sexual contact call..

Montenegro

22 Oct 2023

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Empowering health workers and mobilizing communities to improve early detection and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in Ghana

In 2019, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases, became the leading cause of de..

Ghana

22 Oct 2023

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