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NIHR, IPCRG, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM), WHO

Stakeholder dissemination workshop: Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia.

Gambia

21 Oct 2024

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM), World Health Organization For people in low- and middle-income countries living with asthma, controlling their symptoms is often challenging. The lack of national asthma guidelines and diagnostic...

21 Oct 2024

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NCD Alliance

Raise Your Voice: Global Action Week On NCDs

Malawi

21 Oct 2024

"When I speak, I shake the walls," says Chikhu, a person living with a chronic disease. In Malawi, access to NCD care is not always there and is not always fair. NCD Alliance documents daily realities and work of Samuel and Chikhu - two advocates who stand up for their right to health and help change the lives of thousands. Raise Your Voice micro-documentary is an inspiration for those who would l...

21 Oct 2024

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Medicines Patent Pool

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

Philippines

07 Oct 2024

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 Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) in the Philippines. Rod, a dedicated patient advocate, shares his inspiring journey. Nearly 20 years ago, his son was diagnosed with CML at just 9&nbsp; years old. From that moment, Rod embarked on a mission to understand CML...

07 Oct 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“When you need help, people will come”

Ukraine

27 Sep 2024

Dr Iryna Vlasenko is a Ukrainian pharmacist and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. She lives with type 1 diabetes.&nbsp; She remembers her reaction to being told she had diabetes, 31 years ago: “I could not accept my diagnosis. I was a student. I was a very active person in every way, dancing, doing sport. This couldn’t be happening to me, it wasn’t possible. A condi...

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

Malaysia

27 Sep 2024

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 is particularly dire, with the 2022 National Health Morbidity Survey revealing that one in four adolescents is battling depression, and one in ten has reported a suicidal attempt. These alarming statistics highlight the urgent need for target...

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Enhancing HPV vaccination

Lesotho

27 Sep 2024

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 vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at Soofia International School in Lesotho’s Butha-Buthe District. HPV, a sexually transmitted disease, is the leading cause of cervical cancer, a major health issue in Lesotho. Approximately, 541 wo...

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Mauritius intensifies efforts to combat tobacco epidemic

Mauritius

27 Sep 2024

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 village in the east of Mauritius, smoked between 15 and 20 cigarettes a day. Although he had long known about the harms of smoking, it was only in 2022, following a coronary angioplasty (a procedure to open narrowed arteries), that he finally quit. He is now mo...

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Ensuring primary health services for displaced people

Sudan

27 Sep 2024

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 border into South Sudan since the beginning of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan 16 months ago. “My husband remains in Khartoum,” she says. “We separated from him without any communication. He doesn’t know where we are and we also don’t...

27 Sep 2024

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NCD Alliance

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

Nepal

26 Sep 2024

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 health camps increases, questions arise about the central government’s capacity to deliver on people’s right to health. Last winter, two government health assistants who usually leave Limi Valley before it gets snowed in for the winter...

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

04 Sep 2024

Depression, characterised by persistent low mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time, has become a major public health problem especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early screening for depressive symptoms and timely identification of depressive disorders may improve health outcomes for affected individuals and the cost-effectiveness of mental he...

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

Viet Nam

28 Aug 2024

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 accounted for 73.7% of Vietnam's total disease burden and mortality nationwide.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Scaling-Up NCD interventions in South-East Asia (SUNI-SEA) project developed a comprehensive approach, linking community groups, primary healt...

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

Syrian Arab Republic

26 Aug 2024

This July, the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Ministry of Health conducted a two-day national scoping workshop setting priorities for the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) and introducing the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health Conditions, and Neurological Conditions. The multistake...

26 Aug 2024

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