Briefs & Fact Sheets
22 Jul 2023
The ISN Dialysis Toolkit, launched in response to the increasing demand for kidney failure treatment in low-resource settings, is a comprehensive resource aligned with the ISN framework endorsed by the WHO in 2021.
Report
05 Jul 2023
WHO is marking its 75th anniversary this year, with its 194 Member States and partners, by calling for a renewed drive for health equity. The past seven and a half decades have seen extraordinary progress in protecting people from diseases, health ri...
Report
16 Jun 2023
Small island developing states (SIDS) face unique challenges in preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions. Key factors include geography, population size, climate change and food security. SIDS also have...
Report
12 Jun 2023
he Global Impact of Respiratory Disease outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
Report
23 May 2023
The Council was established in late 2020 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, WHO) to provide new economic thinking – reassessing how health and wellbeing are valued, produced and distributed across the economy. Th...
Report
20 May 2023
Unmet mental health needs in the Region of the Americas are a leading source of morbidity and mortality, which result in tremendous health, social, and economic consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis in the Regio...
Report
09 May 2023
This policy report, authored by the NCD Alliance and The George Institute for Global Health, provides a thorough examination of the economic burden of noncommunicable diseases on households and the mechanisms to reduce out of pocket payments experien...
Report
07 May 2023
This 2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products is the second in the series of reports prepared since the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Product...
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07 May 2023
The 2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is the tenth in the series of reports prepared since the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on...
Report
05 May 2023
Sri Lanka is facing its most profound economic and financial crisis since independence. The economic crisis has compounded health system pressures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to reduced provision of public services, increased unmet ne...
Report
01 May 2023
Organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and co-hosted by the Cancer Coalition Philippines, the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue is the third in a series bringing together the cancer community in different regions to discuss and s...
Report
30 Apr 2023
This Global Report on hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was published in 2023, and is a collaborative effort between the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA). GHiSA is dedicated to...
