Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), PRESCRIP-TEC

Feasibility of the WHO strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, lessons learned from the PRESCRIP-TEC project

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29 May 2024

Background Cervical cancer remains a global health challenge. With estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of death from cancer among women. Most cases and deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Infection with high-risk HPV (hrHPV) types is the main risk f...

Case studyCancerAccess to essential medicines and services

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World Health Organization

Compendium report on multisectoral actions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions: country case studies

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28 May 2024

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions have a profound impact on societies, communities and individuals around the world. Their risk factors and determinants extend beyond the traditional health sector. Addressing this complex challenge necessitates interventions that reach beyond the boundaries of public health and requires a coherent, coordinated approach across all relevan...

Case studyReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Implementing the primary health care approach: a primer

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16 May 2024

This 2024 publication consolidates the global evidence on implementation and is a guide on the “how” of PHC, combining, as it does, best practices, and the tacit knowledge that countries have generated, with more formal research and analysis. The Primer is organized in three parts. Part I explains the PHC approach, its history, core concepts and rationale, and draws out lessons for transformat...

Case studyGuidePublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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

The MENA region: Research into multistakeholder approaches

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21 Feb 2024

In 2011, the Syrian conflict began. It has significantly raised awareness and action on NCDs in humanitarian settings, both in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region and globally – for example, World Health Organization NCD Kits were particularly designed for the region and were first used here in 2017. The conflict has led to a huge movement of people: over 12 million Syrians were estim...

Case studyCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral Action+4

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NCD Alliance

Ukraine Civil Society Action

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22 Jan 2024

The conflict in Ukraine did not begin with the Russian invasion in 2022: since 2014, 1.5 million people had already been internally displaced in the occupied Donbas region in the east of the country on the border with Russia. However, by the end of September 2023, 3.7 million people were displaced within Ukraine and a further 5.8 million in other European countries. 9 million people had received h...

Case studyCancerCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetes

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World Health Organization

Political Economy Analysis of Primary Health Care–oriented Reforms Country Case Study Series.

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01 Jan 2024

This Series is produced as first part of the WHO’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Implementation Solutions Initiative. The Series sets out to unpack the implementation pathways undertaken in country-specific reforms to understand how and why reforms followed the trajectories they did, specifically focusing on how political challenges were overcome. A short video is a good starting point.

Case studyPrimary health care

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Union for International Cancer Control

Landscaping the engagement of cancer organisations in HPV vaccination

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12 Nov 2023

As part of its focus on women’s cancers, specifically in supporting the implementation of the&nbsp;WHO Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer, UICC engaged in a situational analysis of civil society organisations’ (CSOs) role in increasing access to, and uptake of HPV vaccination in low- and middle countries. The objective was to build on existing momentum to accelerate access...

Case studyPublicationCancerMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization

Monitoring service integration and engaging stakeholders: experience from Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

Case study

17 May 2023

Background: Although integration of services for HIV and NCDs has been proven to improve compliance, evidence for the socioeconomic consequences, such as economies of scale for providers and patients, is lacking. This study addressed use of clinical resources, staff time, relative service efficiency and overall social costs associated with integrating HIV, diabetes and hypertension services in...

Case studyCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseases+1

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World Health Organization

Intention to action series: People Power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions

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19 Apr 2023

This report includes six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience; informed decision-making and health literacy; community engagement across broader health networks and health systems; lived experience as evidence and expertise; exclu...

Case studyReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights

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NCD Child

Advocacy in Action Projects

Case study

18 Apr 2023

As part of NCD Child's Young Leaders Program, the youth-led Advocacy in Action projects provide real-life examples of NCD prevention, control or management.

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Multisectoral and intersectoral action for improved health and well-being for all: mapping of the WHO European Region

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31 Mar 2023

Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the strategic objectives of Health 2020, requires an innovative and new model of governance. A mapping exercise was undertaken by the Governance for Health Programme to identify instances of multisectoral and intersectoral action for improved health and well-being for all and to share best practices for multisectoral and intersectoral heal...

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World Health Organization (WHO), Government of South Australia

Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals through Health in All Policies

Case study

31 Mar 2023

While there is no single or simple model for health in all policies (HiAP), there is a growing evidence base of facilitating conditions for HiAP. The case study book documents experiences, capturing important elements of HiAP practice through an analysis of established and emerging models. The book is aimed at the international community and the broader sustainable development network. It will be...

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