Guide
22 Apr 2020
People with underlying noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer have a high risk for developing severe and even fatal COVID-19. It is important for them to strictly...
Database
24 Mar 2020
A central database of Country & Technical Guidance on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the World Health Organization. Please note that this database will be continually updated as new information and guidance is made available. ...
Guide
16 Mar 2020
Pursuant to resolution WHA72.2 (2019), this operational framework for primary health care can be utilized to strengthen health systems and support countries in scaling up national implementation efforts on primary health care. Its primary audience is...
Publication
18 Feb 2020
Background More than 5.5 million Syrian refugees have fled violence and settled in mostly urban environments in neighboring countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region accounts for 6% of the global population but 25% of the populatio...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Feb 2020
The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...
Report
06 Feb 2020
The report aims to set the agenda on cancer, mobilize stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing in cancer control and universal health coverage. It introduces the principles, tools and current priority cancer control interventions...
Publication
06 Jan 2020
Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries presents substantive challenges for health systems. This is also the case in fragile, post-conflict and post-Ebola Sierra Leone, where NCDs represent an...
Publication
01 Jan 2020
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 Dec 2019
The India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs has been developed as a result of the Community Conversations and Regional Consultations, involving voices of people with lived experiences, conducted between 2017-2018. The development of this Adv...
Report
06 Dec 2019
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Kazakhstan. This report provides evidence through th...
Report
06 Dec 2019
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Armenia. This report provides evidence through three...
Guide
14 Oct 2019
The WSO Roadmap to Delivering Quality Stroke Care is an implementation resource to accompany the WSO Global Stroke Services Guideline and Action Plan. This roadmap provides the framework for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stroke ser...
