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CLAN (Caring & Living As Neighbours)

Colombia drives change for children living with NCDs!

Colombia

10 Mar 2024

It is estimated that one in four children live with a non-communicable disease (NCD). On 10 March 2024, one childhood NCD Community in Colombia changed forever… Thanks to&nbsp;inspirational leadership at Fundación Cardio Infantil, La Cardio in Bogotáthe and with the brilliant team at SiEndo Foundation, the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Community of Colombia came together for the f...

10 Mar 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Türkiye-Syria: Protecting the overlooked and vulnerable in the wake of the earthquakes

Syrian Arab Republic

01 Mar 2024

How do health workers respond when a massive earthquake hits the city they live in? What is the immediate response and what comes second? What is the role of the World Health Organization in a large-scale natural disaster like the one that struck Türkiye and Syria approximately a year ago?&nbsp; The February 2023 earthquakes quickly became an unprecedented challenge for the WHO team in Gaziant...

01 Mar 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“Don’t give up on people” – Dauren’s story of mental health rehabilitation in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

25 Feb 2024

Nearly 6 million people in Kazakhstan have at least one health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation services, research from 2019 shows. Out of those 5 845 234 people, who make up almost a third of the total population, 4.6% – more than 260 000 people – have mental health challenges.&nbsp; Dauren Mukhamedzhanov, 42, is one of them. His story attests to why access to well-coordi...

25 Feb 2024

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World Health Organization

Legislative agenda setting, development and approval of national legislation to require front-of-package warning labels to regulate the marketing of processed and ultraprocessed food and drink products

Argentina

15 Feb 2024

Argentina has a growing prevalence of overweight and obesity associated with unhealthy diet- related diseases affecting all age groups 1. This has led to increased morbidity and mortality. The nutritional transition is largely driven by the increased demand and supply of processed and ultraprocessed foods which are easily available in the country. To address this situation, PAHO/ WHO Argentina, to...

15 Feb 2024

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Improving care of children with cancer: Network of satellite centers and shared care in Myanmar

Myanmar

15 Feb 2024

Childhood&nbsp;cancer is an important cause of childhood disease burden. It is curable with affordable care in vast majority of cases. About 1,500 - 2,000 new childhood cancer cases are estimated to occur every year in Myanmar. There are two hospitals providing comprehensive childhood cancer services in the country. Yangon Children’s Hospital (YCH), located in Yangon city, provides services to p...

15 Feb 2024

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World Health Organization

An efficient approach to fulfill comprehensive data needs for NCDs through an integrated survey in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste

11 Feb 2024

NCDs, risk factors, and domains such as nutrition require periodic large-scale household-based surveys using representative samples of relevant population groups. The usual approach has been to conduct multiple surveys for different health subject areas using generic tools which require huge financial and human resources resulting in ‘survey fatigue’ and results being fragmented and not focuse...

11 Feb 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Managing cancer pain for a better life: a story from the Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova

05 Feb 2024

When Dr Liliana Voloceai prescribed opioids to treat pain – or “narcotics” as they are widely called in the Republic of Moldova – to an older patient with advanced stage cervical cancer, the woman’s family viewed this as a sign that she was close to death. However, as time passed, the patient regained her strength and lived longer than all expectations. And that is not a miracle, says...

05 Feb 2024

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World Health Organization

Managing cancer pain for a better life: a story from the Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova

05 Feb 2024

When Dr Liliana Voloceai prescribed opioids to treat pain – or “narcotics” as they are widely called in the Republic of Moldova – to an older patient with advanced stage cervical cancer, the woman’s family viewed this as a sign that she was close to death. However, as time passed, the patient regained her strength and lived longer than all expectations. And that is not a miracle, says...

05 Feb 2024

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World Health Organization

Shining light in the darkness: palliative care in a Danish hospice

Denmark

02 Feb 2024

Arresødal, located in the northern part of Zealand, takes its name from the nearby lake, Arresø – the Danish word “sø” meaning lake. It is a place where life has existed since 5300 BC. Discoveries made by archaeologists include an urn dating back to 2800 BC. Between the western shores of the lake and the castle, old oak trees have stood the passage of time in a landscape Danes would pro...

02 Feb 2024

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NCD Alliance, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Kenya: One country, multiple approaches

Kenya

01 Feb 2024

Kenya is a country where multiple humanitarian emergencies exist simultaneously. Some of these emergencies are protracted: longstanding conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia have led to a huge influx of refugees and asylum seekers, and Kenya’s refugee camps are some of the largest in the world. Disaster preparedness is essential in Kenya, as the country is prone to acute emergencies such as fl...

01 Feb 2024

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NCD Alliance

Action on Cancer: World Against Cancer

Ukraine

22 Jan 2024

A survey was conducted first in Ukrain neighbouring host countries and then in Ukrain in order to assess&nbsp;cancer needs.&nbsp;It is clear that the war significantly affected prevention, screening and provision of care, putting further stress on cervical cancer prevention programmes that were already under pressure from COVID-19 restrictions. Longer term, the war has increased exposure to enviro...

22 Jan 2024

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NCD Alliance

Action on Diabetes: The private sector and NGOs

Ukraine

22 Jan 2024

Prevalence of diabetes among the adult population in Ukraine is over 7%, and reduced access to appropriate diabetes care was quickly identified as a health crisis when the war began, garnering attention in international media and journals. At the start of the war, NGOs such as the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Beyond Type 1 and JDRF worked with WHO and the Ministry of Health to understa...

22 Jan 2024

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