Publication
05 Jul 2023
A decade since the discovery of insulin,the increasing prevalence of type1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has underscored the prevailing inequalities in the provision of essential care for T1DM worldwide. However, the details on the availability of insulin...
Article
05 Jul 2023
New estimates published this week in The Lancet indicate that more than 1·31 billion people could be living with diabetes by 2050 worldwide. That's 1·31 billion people living with a disease that causes life-altering morbidity, high rates of mortali...
Report
05 Jul 2023
WHO is marking its 75th anniversary this year, with its 194 Member States and partners, by calling for a renewed drive for health equity. The past seven and a half decades have seen extraordinary progress in protecting people from diseases, health ri...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Jun 2023
Small island developing states (SIDS) have made minimal contributions to global emissions of greenhouse gases but are among the countries hardest hit by climate change and natural disasters. Most SIDS are already experiencing severe health effects fr...
Report
16 Jun 2023
Small island developing states (SIDS) face unique challenges in preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions. Key factors include geography, population size, climate change and food security. SIDS also have...
Declaration
16 Jun 2023
On occasion of the SIDS Ministerial Conference on noncommunicable diseases and mental health, held in Bridgetown, Barbados on 14-16 June 2023, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) member countries adopted the 2023 Bridgetown declaration on NCDs...
Fact sheet
15 Jun 2023
Asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases, affecting an estimated 262 million people in 2019, and causing nearly half a million deaths every year. Although asthma cannot be cured, people with asthma can enjoy a normal life if corre...
Database
15 Jun 2023
In 2021-22, an international survey of people's perceptions of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors was conducted by the global polling company Gallup, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Bloomberg Philanth...
Article
13 Jun 2023
Health in All Policies approaches support the integration of health considerations into the policies of traditionally siloed governance systems. These siloed systems are often ignorant of the fact that health is created outside of the health system...
Report
12 Jun 2023
he Global Impact of Respiratory Disease outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
Dialogue
12 Jun 2023
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) global update on asthma. This webinar covers what’s new in asthma control, the GINA 2023 strategy and how we can address unequal access to asthma ma...
Strategy document
11 Jun 2023
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a major public health challenge worldwide, causing significant morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic burden. In Sri Lanka, NCDs have become a leading cause of illness and death, posing a significant...
