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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable Diseases. A Compendium

Publication

10 Feb 2023

Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – what they are, their burden, their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled. Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and...

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World Health Organization

Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

Publication

01 Jan 2023

Virtually all fiscal measures influence people's health, through their impacts on behaviour, consumption, income and wealth. A narrow subset of fiscal measures, however, can be more directly aimed at improving health by targeting behaviours and risks...

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...

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World Health Organization

WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets

Guide

12 Dec 2022

Obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been steadily increasing globally, and with them, a pressing need to implement effective responses to address the contributing factors. Among the available evidence-based policy options th...

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World Health Organization

Invisible numbers The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them

Publication

21 Sep 2022

Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world.&nbsp;There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.&nbsp;Their drivers are social, environ...

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Knowledge and skills reference guide for professional development in diabetes (2022)

Publication

29 Jul 2022

FIP has been championing the role of pharmacists in preventing and treating chronic diseases, including diabetes, since 2006, and this latest guide, which is intended as a companion to the FIP diabetes handbook for pharmacists published in 2021, will...

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HRIDAY

Report on Tobacco Control in India (2022)

Report

29 May 2022

https://ntcp.mohfw.gov.in/assets/document/surveys-reports-publications/Report%20on%20Tobacco%20Control%20in%20India%202022_22%20April%202024.pdf&nbsp;

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World Diabetes Foundation, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

Article

27 May 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization,...

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Health Action International (HAI)

POOLED PROCUREMENT OF INSULIN AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLIES : Analysis of Mechanisms and their Applicability for Small State Countries or Countries with Limited Needs

Report

09 Apr 2022

The objective of the study is to assess whether multi-country pooled procurement (tendering/purchasing/framework agreements or other) and/or information sharing initiatives could be beneficial for small lower-income nations for the purchasing of insu...

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Health Action International (HAI), University of Geneva University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals

Management of type 1 diabetes in low- and middle- income countries: Comparative health system assessments in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania

Publication

09 Apr 2022

Abstract Aims: To describe and compare the health system responses for type 1 diabetes in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania. Methods:&nbsp;The Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access, a multi-level as- sessment of the health system,...

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Journal of Migration and Health

Chronic NCD care in crises: A qualitative study of global experts’ perspectives on models of care for hypertension and diabetes in humanitarian settings

Publication

07 Apr 2022

Background The high and rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is reflected among crisis-affected populations. People living with NCDs are especially vulnerable in humanitarian crises. Limited guidance exists to support humanitar...

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

WHO regional technical briefing: strengthening palliative care in the WHO European Region.

Report

07 Mar 2022

World Health Assembly resolution WHA67.19 highlights the need to strengthen palliative care through the development of national palliative care policies, access to essential medicines for pain and other symptoms, education and training in palliative...

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