Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Armenia: the case for investment

Report

16 May 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎ such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Armenia. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on investmen...

ReportEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotion

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WHO, UNDP, NCD Taskforce

Catalyzing country action for NCDs and mental health governance and investment

Publication

20 Aug 2024

To scale up noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health country action, funding was provided to the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Controls of NCDs by the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership for activities to be jointly undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These activities were conducte...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesGender, equity and human rights+3

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United nations Development Programme.

Leading Resilient Development: Grassroots Women’s Priorities, Practices And Innovations

Publication

20 Feb 2023

This publication—firmly grounded in the research and practices of its contributors— is a practical source document of ideas for readers studying and working on resilience issues.In presenting a set of grassroots women’s development innovations that build community resilience (and a framework in which to view these innovations),it celebrates women’sinventiveness asthey struggle to support...

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United Nations Development Programme

SparkBlue

Database

03 Aug 2020

SparkBlue is an online engagement community powered by UNDP. Spark an Idea, Spark a Conversation, Spark Change. &nbsp;

Database

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Guidance Note On The Integration Of Noncommunicable Diseases Into The United Nations Development Assistance Framework

Report

07 Jan 2019

The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance on how to integrate NCDs into the UNDAF.1 The guidance is in line with the "WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020" and other relevant global, regional and national mandates and frameworks.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Preventing and Controlling Noncommunicable Diseases

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Jan 2019

This Issue Brief describes why scaled up action on NCDs is integral for sustainable development. It presents UNDP’s ongoing global and regional work with partners on NCDs, and outlines opportunities for UNDP to help strengthen NCD responses at different levels in the context of supporting countries to mainstream and implement Agenda 2030.

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Climate Change and Labor: Impacts of Heat in the Workplace

Report

02 Jan 2019

&nbsp;This report looks at the impact of rising temperatures due to climate change on the workforce. Rising heat in the workplace implies severe effects for Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and emerging economies with high concentrations of outdoor labour and industrial and service sector workers operating in ineffectively climate controlled conditions.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Using competition law to promote access to medicines and related health technologies in low- and middle-income countries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

02 Jan 2019

The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income countries.”&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsAccess to essential medicines and services

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Development Planning and Tobacco Control: Integrating the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control into UN and National Development Planning Instruments

Guide

02 Jan 2019

In response to the high-level political calls to action and decisions taken by ECOSOC and the COP, UNDP and the Convention Secretariat have jointly produced this report to capture emerging lessons learned from practical experience and to provide recommendations for further action to facilitate integrating the WHO FCTC into national development plans (NDPs) and the UNDAFs that support them.

GuideTobacco use

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Using competition law to promote access to medicines and related health technologies in low- and middle-income countries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Dec 2018

The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income countries.”&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsAccess to essential medicines and services

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