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World Health Organization

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

Liberia

30 May 2024

The Ministry of Health of Liberia established the Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) Commission in 2017 to support the NCDI Programme. Led by the Ministry of Health NCDI Programme, the Commission collaborated with the Global NCDI Poverty Commission, the private sector, academia, and various relevant ministries and agencies to tackle NCDs and injuries through multisectoral actions. The Co...

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

28 May 2024

The increasing rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia requires targeted and specific primary and secondary prevention. Nearly one-third of adults in Indonesia have hypertension, yet less than 30% are aware of their hypertension status, and only 47% of people with diabetes are aware of their diabetes status. Therefore, screening for hypertension and diabetes is important to address t...

28 May 2024

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World Diabetes Foundation

New film series explores the power in community healthcare education in Jordan

Jordan

28 May 2024

When it comes to health, people do not share the same opportunities. Addressing health inequality and closing gaps in healthcare requires worldwide collaboration and raises a difficult question: who is responsible for our health? In partnership with the WHO Foundation, a new online series, produced for WHO Foundation and partners by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, sets out to explore how we...

28 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Establishment of a working group to draft the National Strategy for the Reduction of Harmful Use of Alcohol - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Kenya

27 May 2024

Harmful alcohol use is a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2015, the Ministry of Health, through the Alcohol Technical Working Group initiated the process of formulating a national strategy for reduction of harmful alcohol use. The process was guided by a multisectoral approach. This approach is aligned with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Kenya Mental Health Policy 2015–2030, and the...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Strategic Initiative for a Healthy and Sustainable Food Environment - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Japan

27 May 2024

An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, and excess sodium intake is a particular problem in Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, in cooperation with the Consumer Affairs Agency, an external organ of the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of the Environment, launched the Strategic Initiative for a Healthy and Sustainable Food Environment, a multis...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs and Related Risk Factors - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

27 May 2024

The Islamic Republic of Iran developed and implemented a set of multisectoral actions‎ for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The Supreme Council for Health and Food Security, led by the President, has been the key body fostering health in all policies and enhancing multisectoral actions in the country. The National NCD Committee, established within the Ministry of He...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Embedding multisectoral action into the development of the mental health strategy in Colombia - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Colombia

27 May 2024

In 2020, the Colombian Department for National Planning released the Strategy for the Promotion of Mental Health in Colombia. A main goal of the strategy is to promote multisectoral collaboration in implementation of actions to address mental health and substance use. The strategy proposes actions to improve cooperation among national and local entities by aligning the agendas of government agenci...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Collaborating mechanisms promoting health and preventing noncommunicable diseases: the Finnish experience - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Finland

27 May 2024

The Advisory Board for Public Health supports the implementation of multisectoral measures to develop well-being, health and safety in different sectors of society, including outside the health care and social welfare sector. The members of the Advisory Board come from various administrative branches representing different ministries, regional state administrative agencies, towns and cities, nongo...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Supporting the National Tobacco Prevention and Control Programme: work of the National Tobacco Control Coordination Committee - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Ethiopia

27 May 2024

The Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) formed the multisectoral National Tobacco Control Coordination Committee in 2015, which includes all relevant government sectors, civil society, academia and the private sector, such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. The objective of the Coordinating Committee is to coordinate implementation of the...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Healthy Tasmania Strategy for Preventive Health and the Premier’s Health and Wellbeing Advisory Council - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Australia

27 May 2024

The Tasmanian Government released the Healthy Tasmania Strategy for Preventive Health and established the Premier’s Health and Wellbeing Advisory Council in 2016 which include strategies to strengthen multisectoral action for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in Tasmania. Enablers of multisectoral action included the authorizing environment provided by government and community leadershi...

27 May 2024

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World Health Organization

Brazil's national strategy to prevent childhood obesity and to promote healthier cities (Proteja) - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

Brazil

24 May 2024

The Brazilian Strategy to Prevent and Care for Childhood Obesity (Proteja) encompasses a comprehensive selection of 61 predefined multisectoral actions to address childhood obesity. This case study describes how multisectoral action enhanced the implementation of Proteja at the municipal level. The municipality leads implementation of multisectoral actions based on a multisectoral municipal act...

24 May 2024

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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Bermuda Makes Progress in Hypertension Management with Hearts Implementation

Bermuda

17 May 2024

Kingston, Jamaica, May 17, 2024&nbsp;(PAHO) – In Bermuda, hypertension is a leading non-communicable disease affecting a significant portion of the population. The last STEPS survey conducted in 2014 revealed that 33.4% of the population had raised blood pressures (Systolic Blood Pressure ≥ 140 and/or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg) or were currently on medication for raised blood pressures. Recognizing the...

17 May 2024

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