Publication
04 May 2021
Background Low-income and middle-income countries are struggling to manage growing numbers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), while services for patients with HIV infection are well established. There have been calls for in...
Publication
24 Apr 2021
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
Guide
12 Apr 2021
OverviewThis WHO technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration builds upon the 2010 WHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration by further detailing the strategies for effective tobacco tax policy development, design, implementatio...
Guide
12 Apr 2021
This WHO technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration builds upon the 2010 WHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration by further detailing the strategies for effective tobacco tax policy development, design, implementation and ad...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Apr 2021
A recent policy brief produced by the GACD Multimorbidity Working Group highlights the evidence and practice gaps related to multimorbidity in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of the policy brief is to provide funders and policy...
Publication
25 Feb 2021
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number...
Publication
01 Feb 2021
Executive Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth-most commonly detected cancer in women worldwide yet is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers if detected early. Women in low- and lower-middle income countries and the poorest within cou...
Publication
07 Oct 2020
This second edition of the Global Atlas of Palliative Care updates the current situation of global palliative care development since the original version was published in 2014. A lot has happened in the intervening years including the passage of the...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
03 Aug 2020
The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded gro...
Article
03 Aug 2020
There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke Following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, 15 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region took a bold decision to ban waterpipe use temporarily in public places. This is i...
Guide
01 Aug 2020
The purpose of this document is to serve as an operational guide for public health staff of humanitarian organizations providing healthcare in humanitarian settings in order to ensure that care for persons with noncommunicable disease is included and...
Guide
27 Apr 2020
This new HEARTS – D module on Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes complements and expands the diabetes section of the HEARTS Technical Package developed for use in primary health-care facilities to improve cardiovascular health. This module...
