Database
23 May 2025
The Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA) is a global coalition of 100 public health organizations, listed below, who recognize the crucial intersection of tobacco control and environmental health.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
08 May 2025
This World Thrombosis Day fact sheet explains the differences between arterial and venous thrombosis and identifies risk factors for both conditions. The resource provides essential information for patients and healthcare professionals to understand, recognize and prevent potentially dangerous blood clots.
Report
07 May 2025
The report on Patient Stories is published as a ‘living document’ in 2025, timed to be available for the United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs. At the time of writing, it has 59 stories from 33 countries with representation from all World Health Organization (WHO) regions. Each story is written from a patient’s perspective with support from a GAN investigator or academic co-au...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
05 May 2025
FIRS is supporting a campaign to improve access to inhaled medicines in low resource, high-burden settings to address the massive and rising burden of death and disability from COPD and asthma.Lack of access to inhaled medicines is causing widespread suffering and death and placing enormous demands on households and healthcare systems.The campaign will engage governments, the United Nations and gl...
02 May 2025
WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs Access the list of members of the 3rd Cycle of the CSWG
Declaration
02 May 2025
A Call to Action: Making good on the promise of gender mainstreaming to address global health inequitiesNCDs are the leading cause of death and disability for women globally – accounting for nearly two-thirds of all female deaths, up to 19 million deaths every year. Around the world, girls and women living with or at risk of developing NCDs experience unique challenges in accessing prevention, e...
Declaration
02 May 2025
Panel 1: Tackling the determinants on noncommunicable diseases, mental health and well-being through multisectoral and effective governance and collaborative actionChildren, adolescents, and youth must be at the core of a comprehensive response to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health conditions. Embedding their priorities across the NCD and mental health care continuum is essential f...
Declaration
02 May 2025
Statement for UN Multistakeholder Hearing – Panel 2 Delivered on behalf of HRIDAY, the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance), South-East Asia Regional NCD Alliance, and Global NCD AllianceWe, HRIDAY, the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance), the South-East Asia Regional NCD Alliance and the Global NCD Alliance, come together to deliver an urgent and united call to action ahead of th...
Publication
24 Apr 2025
Palliative care (PC) is integral to universal health coverage (UHC) as it alleviates suffering and enhances the quality of life. However, its accessibility and integration into healthcare systems remain inconsistent globally. Evaluating PC development offers critical insights into health system capacities, especially in addressing serious health-related suffering. This first Palliative Care A...
Database
23 Apr 2025
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has correctly designated cigarette filters as a form of single-use plastic. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for the plastics treaty must consider a ban or strict regulation of all single-use plastics as a necessary measure to reduce pollution and save our oceans.
Database
23 Apr 2025
ASH began this webinar series as the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 to fill an information gap that existed. We’ve continued the series to provide a platform for credible partners to share their timely research and resources.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Apr 2025
This page provides a list of laws, regulations and national strategies which include palliative care or are specific to palliative care. These are available to download and can be used to guide countries in creating new national strategies and other policy documents.
