United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
08 Nov 2021
A new report from a coalition of health organisations and experts has called on the Government to take action to reverse the increasingly high levels of excess weight in the population. No other country in the world has managed this across the population to date.
08 Nov 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
08 Nov 2021
British Heart Foundation is joining other healthcare organisations and ambulance services in urging people to learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day in light of worrying research that shows that over a third (38%) of UK adults have never undertaken any form of CPR training.
08 Nov 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
08 Nov 2021
British Heart Foundation entered into a six-year partnership with the Crick, which will support collaboration on cardiovascular research, translation and training amongst other activities. There are 7.6 million people living with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK, and tragically, 450 people die every day as a result. To further fundamental understanding of heart development, we are pr...
08 Nov 2021
China
08 Nov 2021
Raymond Xiong writes about his inspiration behind creating and sharing MECA exercises, which incorporate music, gymnastics and cognitive activity, to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia.
08 Nov 2021
Gabon
22 Oct 2021
Gabon is one of the partnering countries involved in the Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in Africa. The project, developed under a partnership between UNAIDS and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, aims at fostering collective action to respond to the colliding HIV and COVID-19 pandemics through strengthened community engagement, including the deplo...
22 Oct 2021
Niger
22 Oct 2021
The Nigerien government will be able to provide its population with better health coverage with financing approved today by the World Bank. This 15-year multiphase program will use innovative and comprehensive nutrition and health interventions to improve health system efficiency, equity, and sustainability, as well as boost girls’ and women’s empowerment.
22 Oct 2021
Bangladesh
20 Oct 2021
A wide-reaching programme in Bangladesh tackles mental health and social taboos around adolescent development. By age 17, Alia* had already experienced significant loss and instability in her life. When she was 9, her mother died, and her father remarried. When she was 16, her father died, leaving Alia to care for her younger sister. Determined to continue her studies, Alia worked as a ho...
20 Oct 2021
Kazakhstan
20 Oct 2021
Kazakhstan is on a path to making mental health – especially for children and young people – a primary national concern. At home, Dina* has plenty of interests. The 14-year-old plants trees, cares for the garden and dances to K-pop videos in the living room. At school, things are more difficult, and interacting with peers, stressful. “They are not like me,” Dina said. “We do not...
20 Oct 2021
Philippines
20 Oct 2021
A youth initiative in the Philippines tackles critical issues affecting young people including mental health. Daniel Delfin used to think that only superheroes could change the world. A shy and serious 21-year-old engineering student in Cebu, Daniel saw himself as a spectator of life and spent all his time studying, socializing and looking after his pet rabbit. “I don’t believe in youth...
20 Oct 2021
Bangladesh
26 Sep 2021
Addressing the burden of Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) among refugees and migrants remains a major challenge globally. While communicable diseases continue to be an overriding concern among displaced populations in humanitarian settings, the increasing burden of NCDs –which include cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer– is leading to a shift of focus...
26 Sep 2021
Peru
22 Sep 2021
At age 14, Andre* (name changed) considers himself open-minded and able to adapt to new circumstances. About two years ago, however, his mother, Roxana, received a distressed phone call from Andre’s school. “He was under a desk, crying, and saying that he didn’t want to keep living,” Roxana said. Roxana knew her son needed help. But she and Andre live in the northern outskirts of Lim...
22 Sep 2021
Bangladesh
20 Sep 2021
Anowara, a Rohingya refugee in Cox’s Bazar, was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension after arriving in Bangladesh two and a half years ago. Today, thanks to permanent access to healthcare and essential medicines her health and well-being continue to improve.
20 Sep 2021
