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International League of Dermatological Societies

RDTC In Focus: Improving Access to Dermatological Care and Knowledge in Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

15 Jul 2023

Press release (2023) and overview of the Regional Dermatology Training Centre (RDTC) in Moshi, Tanzania. The RDTC is a supra-regional training, research, and clinical centre that provides care to dermatological patients and training to Medical Assistants and Clinical Officers. Initiated in 1990 through a partnership between the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), the Tanzan...

15 Jul 2023

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World Diabetes Foundation, RSD Institute

Cameroon aims for systemic change for healthy generations

Cameroon

08 Jul 2023

The intervention, called Scaling up healthy nutrition intervention in adolescents and pregnancy (WDF22-1902) aims to accelerate the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a holistic multi-sectoral approach. &nbsp; As primary prevention efforts need a long-term perspective and a strong partnership framework to make an impact, the project brought Cameroonian municipalities on b...

08 Jul 2023

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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Fostering multistakeholder collaboration for age-friendly communities

Japan

05 Jul 2023

This video highlights the effective measures taken in Nabari, Japan, to promote collaboration among various stakeholders to create age-friendly communities. The initiatives showcased include the establishment of an “area welfare education total support system,” the empowerment of self-organized groups, and the introduction of social prescribing. Through the active involvement of local governme...

05 Jul 2023

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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Promoting community support and health services for all ages

Japan

05 Jul 2023

This feature video story shows how local community and hospital promote health and prevent diseases by creating an age-friendly environment in Saitama, Japan. By expanding preventative health services, organizing group activities, and emphasizing the importance of health-conscious choices, local residents are empowered to take control of their own health and well-being. Through effective service c...

05 Jul 2023

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World Health Organization

Argentina: Regulating the marketing of processed and ultra-processed food and drink products (WHO Results Report 2022)

Argentina

05 Jul 2023

WHO Mid-Term Results Report 2022-2023 Country Impact Story Argentina has a growing prevalence of overweight and obesity associated with unhealthy diet-related diseases affecting all age groups. This has led to increased morbidity and mortality. The nutritional transition is largely driven by the increase in demand and supply of processed and ultra-processed foods easily available in the cou...

05 Jul 2023

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World Health Organization

Data-Driven Development: How Rwanda is Pioneering Health Information Systems for Improved SDG Monitoring

Rwanda

15 Jun 2023

The Government of Rwanda has been deeply committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has taken a whole-of-government approach to owning, integrating, and implementing the SDGs. Integrating the SDGs into national development plans (Vision 2050, the National Strategy for Transformation - NST, NST1 (2017-2024)) reflects the government's continued commitment to using the goals as a bluep...

15 Jun 2023

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World Health Organization

Delivering childhood cancer care in fragile and conflict settings: best practices from the occupied Palestine territory

Occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

15 Jun 2023

"I remember talking to a mother, whose child had cancer, who told me that after many months she was finally able to sleep through the night because her child was now receiving morphine at the hospital and had stopped screaming in pain,” recalls Dr Salwa Massad, a Research Manager for the WHO Palestinian National Institute of Public Health – occupied Palestine territory. Salwa touches upon t...

15 Jun 2023

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World Health Organization

Tobacco farmers switch to sustainable crops in Brazil

Brazil

15 Jun 2023

In front of the bountiful table – with rice, beans, meat, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, cabbage, and cucumbers – Álvaro Luettjohann smiles: “Everything we are about to eat is organic and produced here.” Álvaro and his wife, Adriana, live in Candelária, a small town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Going to their farm feels like walking into an oasis in a neighborhood normal...

15 Jun 2023

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World Diabetes Foundation, Hospitalito Atitlán

How women of Sololá bring change for healthier indigenous communities

Guatemala

08 Jun 2023

In the lush Western highlands of Guatemala, the deep blue gem Lake Atitlán sits quietly, surrounded by volcanoes and colourful Maya villages with distinct customs and deep-seated beliefs. One of these beliefs is that a chronic disease like diabetes is inevitable. &nbsp; Yet change is possible – and it comes from within. &nbsp; This is what inspired Asociación K’aslimaal (Hospital...

08 Jun 2023

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World Health Organization

Improving Oral Health and wellbeing in Vanuatu through the community promotion of toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste and healthier food choices (WHO Results Report 2022)

Vanuatu

05 Jun 2023

WHO Mid-Term Results Report 2022-2023 Country Impact Story Vanuatu’s 2017 National Oral Health Survey revealed that 5 to 7 year old children had a high prevalence of tooth decay (70 percent), bleeding gums (77 percent), and toothache (10 percent) in their primary teeth which had a negative impact on their physical, mental, and social wellbeing. 40 percent of the children rarely or never b...

05 Jun 2023

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World Health Organization

A Social Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC) programme as part of a comprehensive approach to salt reduction in Malaysia (WHO Results Report 2022)

Malaysia

05 Jun 2023

WHO Mid-Term Results Report 2022-2023 Country Impact Story Hypertension affects around one third of adults in Malaysia, making it a primary risk factor for mortality and disability. Excessive salt consumption is a major contributor to high blood pressure, with the average Malaysian consuming 7.9 g of salt per day, more than 50% higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended d...

05 Jun 2023

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World Health Organization

Multisectoral approach to NCDs from the management model of healthy cities, environments and ruralities (WHO Results Report 2022)

Colombia

04 Jun 2023

WHO Mid-Term Results Report 2022-2023 Country Impact Story Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are growing public health problem globally, accounting for 76% of premature mortality in Colombia and 80% in the Region of the Americas. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of mortality and morbidity, generating negative social and economic impacts. Economic and social inequalities exacer...

04 Jun 2023

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