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NCD Alliance

Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm - Unhealthy commodity industries and COVID-19

Report

15 Sep 2020

Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm: Unhealthy commodity industries and COVID-19, authored by the NCD Alliance and the SPECTRUM Consortium, is a preliminary exposé and analysis of tactics and strategies adopted by the unhealthy commodity industries during the COVID-19 pandemic to date. The report outlines four main strategies - pandemic-tailored marketing campaigns and stunts, corporate social resp...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological Conditions+5

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World Health Organization

Responding to noncommunicable diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Report

08 Sep 2020

Responding to NCDs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic&nbsp;describes why strong action on NCDs must be an integral part of the COVID-19 response, recovery and building back better and steps that should be taken immediately and in the longer term.

ReportAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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World Health Organization

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on noncommunicable disease resources and services: results of a rapid assessment

Report

08 Sep 2020

This report presents the results of a rapid assessment conducted by the NCD Department in May 2020 detailing the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NCD resources and services.&nbsp;&nbsp;

ReportAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report

Report

08 Sep 2020

The&nbsp;Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic&nbsp;aimed to gain initial insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course. The survey results in this interim report can improve our understanding of the extent of disruptions across all services, the reasons for disruptions...

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World Health Organization

Mental health and psychsocial support- What is stress?

Guide

31 Aug 2020

The purpose of this page is to provide frontline workers with the resources they need to deal with the stress they are feeling during COVID-19 in a healthy way otherwise, it might cause additional psychological problems for them.

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Guide

26 Aug 2020

Community-based health care is an essential part of primary care at all times; in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the distinct capacity of trusted community members for social engagement and delivering care where it is needed is ever more critical. This joint WHO, UNICEF and IFRC guidance addresses the role of community-based health care in the pandemic context. It includes practical recomme...

GuideCommunicable diseasesPrimary health care

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World Health Organization

Support for Rehabilitation: Self-Management after COVID-19 Related Illness

Publication

26 Aug 2020

The Rehabilitation self-management leaflet provides basic exercises and advice for adults who have been severely unwell and admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. The leaflet assist in self-rehabilitation and recovery management, addressing specifically the common residual COVID-19 symptoms, specifically breathlessness, starting exercise, getting back to functional activities, mental health and p...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+3

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World Health Organization

Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020

Briefs & Fact Sheets

26 Aug 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, with figures being as high as 80% in some high-income countries.

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseases

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and violence against older people

Article

26 Aug 2020

Violence against older people, who are already bearing the brunt of this pandemic, has risen sharply since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and imposition of lockdown measures. This document highlights some of the key findings.

ArticleCommunicable diseasesPrevention of violence and injuries

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World Health Organization

WHO COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Progress Report - 1 February to 30 June 2020

Report

20 Aug 2020

WHO published the first COVID-19 Strategic Response and Preparedness Plan (SPRP) on 3 February, 2020. This report highlights the main points of progress that were made up to 30 June 2020 under the three objectives outlined in the SPRP: scaling up international coordination and support; scaling up country preparedness and response by pillar; and accelerating research and innovation. The report also...

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World Health Organization

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

13 Aug 2020

WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use as a series of messages that can be used in communications to support mental and psychosocial well-being...

Mental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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World Council of Churches

Health-Promoting Churches: Reflections on Health and Healing for Churches on Commemorative World Health Days

Publication

07 Aug 2020

Reflections on 15 WHO commemorative health days prepared to promote conversations in churches on different health matters, with forewords from the WCC General Secretary and WHO Director General. Each reflection is less than a 1000 words and can be incorporated in various church activities. Each entry provides basic scientific information, global bottlenecks, biblical reflection and possible action...

PublicationHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseasesHealth promotion+2

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