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09 Oct 2023

NCD Alliance

The Philippines national NCD investment (NCDA EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS Series)

The investment approach taken by UN agencies WHO, UNDP, and the UN Inter-agency Task Force on NCDs is crucial in generating needed whole-of-government buy-in as demonstrated in the Philippines. It includes the strengthening of policies and regulations, improving access to health services, and further developing sustainable financing mechanisms. The Philippine experience shows that investing in...

09 Oct 2023

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NCD Alliance

The battle for better brain health

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09 Oct 2023

One in seven people suffers from migraines, including 10% of children, but the winners of the 2021 Brain Prize may have a cure. Migraines have long been attributed to stress, but scientists have now found a chemical trigger called CGRP and have devel...

PublicationMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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09 Oct 2023

NCD Alliance

New fund for NCDs to spark country action

NCDs account for 74% of all global deaths, 41 million people each year, yet they attract a miniscule fraction of global health financing. So situating them within other regional and global health movements, such as advocacy for Universal Health Coverage, is key to raising their profile and boosting support for NCD care and prevention, explains Dr. Douglas Webb in this episode of the NCD Alliance p...

09 Oct 2023

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NCD Alliance

An NCD civil society response in support of the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration

Declaration

09 Oct 2023

This NCD Civil Society Response in Support of the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration provides key messages and follow-up recommendations by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition and the NCD Alliance.&nbsp; &nbsp; It represents civil society’s ongoing cont...

DeclarationMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and health

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NCD Alliance, RTI International

Spending Wisely: Exploring the economic and societal benefits of integrating HIV/AIDS and NCDs service delivery

Report

09 Oct 2023

&nbsp;Key messages The integration of HIV and NCD services can deliver wider health impacts than standalone disease-specific care, including improved NCD outcomes and sustaining or even improving HIV outcomes. These are due to clinical, functio...

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08 Oct 2023

World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Day 2023 - We're not waiting - Beating hepatitis and cancer together

Hepatitis B virus is an oncogenic virus that causes liver cancer at the same rate as someone who actively smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. Yet, we wait to treat hepatitis B infected patients until they develop liver disease before initiating treatment. The WHO 'Best buys' document provides recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, and recently...

08 Oct 2023

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08 Oct 2023

World Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes Compass: A screening campaign with communities at heart

By the end of this year, a diabetes screening tool that will enable community workers to easily screen people is ready to be launched in the two partner countries Sri Lanka and Tanzania. &nbsp; To make sure that the new tool is adapted to the communities' needs and cultural practices, and that it will empower them to improve their health through screening and prevention, the Digital Health t...

08 Oct 2023

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World Health Organization

Breast cancer

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Oct 2023

Key facts Breast cancer caused 685 000 deaths globally in 2020. Roughly half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific risk factors other than sex and age. Breast cancer occurs in every country in the world. Approximately 0.5�...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancer

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World Health Organization

Asthma

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Oct 2023

Key facts Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults, and is the most common chronic disease among children. Inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs cause asthma symptoms, which ca...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution

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05 Oct 2023

World Lung Day Webinar - on-demand

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Missed the Forum of International Respiratory Societies' World Lung Day webinar?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Watch it on-demand here: https://bit.ly/46bK6IW

05 Oct 2023

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Eclinicalmedicine

The burden of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Article

05 Oct 2023

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing among people living with HIV (PLHIV), especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We determined the prevalence of NCDs and NCD risk factors among PLHIV in SSA to inform health policy makers....

ArticleCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Towards global mental health for all

Publication

05 Oct 2023

Previous Global Ministerial Mental Health Summits (London, Amsterdam, Paris and Rome, in chronological order) have played a crucial role in fostering international collaboration and raising awareness about the pressing issues surrounding mental healt...

PublicationMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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