Report
17 Oct 2018
In April 2016, WHO’s Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing convened a follow-up meeting to bring together representatives of national health and finance authorities, as well as other public finance and health financing policy expert...
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This framework document has been developed in response to the mandate of resolution World Health Assembly 63.14 and is aimed at policy-makers wanting to apply the recommendations in their individual territories.
17 Jun 2018
Civil society – including researchers, NGOs, the private sector and local communities – has a significant role to play in heightening understanding and increasing action on Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in human- itarian settings. This docume...
Strategy document
11 Jun 2018
A strategy document entailing the national Multisectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Cambodia.
Strategy document
11 Jun 2018
Summary Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cancers, have become a global problem accounting for more than 68% of total global deaths. Due to their chronic nature, NCDs...
Publication
11 Jun 2018
As the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to have its negative impact on lives, livelihoods, and economies across the globe, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organiza...
Publication
28 Feb 2018
More than 300 participants from over 56 countries, including governments, United Nations agencies and non-State actors, came together on 9–11 April 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to share ideas and best practices, to create and strengthen partnership...
Database
27 Nov 2017
Health in All Policies is an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids harmful health impacts, in order to improve population health and health...
Publication
11 Oct 2017
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Many of the determinants of NCDs go beyond the purview of the health sector. Hence, the involvement of nonhealth stakeholders along with the health sectors is import...
Strategy document
11 Jun 2017
This strategy document entails the national multisectoral action plan developed by the Ministry of Health in India. National Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of common NCDs (2017-2022) is a national blue print and will provide a c...
Article
16 Apr 2017
Multisectoral actions for health, defined as actions undertaken by non-health sectors to protect the health of the population, are essential in the context of inter-linkages between three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and e...
Database
01 Mar 2017
National breast cancer control programs can be developed and implemented at all resource levels. Successful breast cancer programs offer women with breast cancer the best possible outcomes while effectively using available resources. Breast cancer ca...
