World Health Organization
Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific Brief
Article
03 Aug 2020
The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, an...
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World Health Organization
Help frontline workers cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: Suggested actions for team managers
Guide
03 Aug 2020
Going to work during the COVID-19 pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, endangering their physical and psychological ...
World Health Organization
Help frontline workers cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: suggested actions on peers
Guide
03 Aug 2020
As a peer, you have several ways in which you can support your colleagues to deal with stress, maintain their mental health, or control specific situations d...
World Health Organization
Front Line Workers Procedures that Font Workers Can Set Things Right to Know Latest Updates Avoid Hyper-information and COVID19: Dealing with Stress
Guide
03 Aug 2020
Going to work during the Covid 19-pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, putting their physical and psychological inte...
World Health Organization
WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS
Article
03 Aug 2020
WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the ...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees & International Rescue Committee
Integrating Non-communicable Disease Care in Humanitarian Settings
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 s...
World Health Organization
WHO package of essential non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care.
Publication
07 Jul 2020
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, e...
International Committee of the Red Cross
Managing projects addressing non-communicable diseases: Operational guidelines for field staff
Guide
03 Jul 2020
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an increasing global challenge. A majority of NCD-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where ...
WHO Civil Society Working Group
Civil Society Working Group Statement on NCDs & COVID in the margins of the UN HLPF 2020
Declaration
22 Jun 2020
The COVID - 19 pandemic has exposed health system gaps and vulnerabilities across the world and ha s demonstrated more than ever the need for resilient healt...
World Health Organization
WHO HEALTH EVIDENCE NETWORK SYNTHESIS REPORT 68
Report
08 Jun 2020
This report reviews the evidence on existing practices for nutritional and health information labelling on alcoholic products to address the question: “Wha...
ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA
Article
03 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Healt...
Partnership for Healthy Cities
Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center
Database
03 Jun 2020
Cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center is home to practical guidance and tools to su...