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02 Sep 2024

Medicines Patent Pool

MPP signs licence agreement to increase access to nilotinib for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia

On the side lines of the World Cancer Congress 2022, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced the signing of a voluntary licensing agreement with Novartis AG to increase access to nilotinib, a twice daily oral medication used to treat chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), part of the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines (WHO EML) for treatment in adults and children of at least...

02 Sep 2024

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29 Aug 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

EDUCATING EDUCATORS: The 5th Immersion Course In T1D For Healthcare Professionals

Training healthcare professionals in Type 1 Diabetes education.In January 2024, from the 21st to the 28th, the 5th Edition of the Immersion Course in Type 1 Diabetes was held at NR Camp, located in Sapucaí Mirim/SP. It had 16 participants, including 15 healthcare professionals and one observer, aiming to train professionals to welcome and treat T1D.

29 Aug 2024

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> ISTH Releases Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemophilia Treatment <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

09 Aug 2024

NCD Alliance

ISTH Releases Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemophilia Treatment

CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, June 21, 2024 - The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), the leading international professional medical-scientific organization dedicated to advancing the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions related to thrombosis and hemostasis, has published the first clinical practice guideline utilizing strict GRADE methodology for the t...

09 Aug 2024

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Supporting Member States in reaching informed decision-making on engaging with private sector entities for NCD prevention and control: launch of the new practical tool <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

16 Jul 2024

World Health Organization

Supporting Member States in reaching informed decision-making on engaging with private sector entities for NCD prevention and control: launch of the new practical tool

Effectively responding to the global burden of noncommunicable diseases and the related health equity challenges requires meaningful engagement with different stakeholders, including with the private sector. Yet, in many countries capacities of the health sector to engage with the private sector remain limited, and identifying, managing or mitigating risks including conflicts of interest to safegu...

16 Jul 2024

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> ILDS and ISD Launch First Dedicated World Skin Health Day on Monday 8 July 2024 <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

08 Jul 2024

International League of Dermatological Societies

ILDS and ISD Launch First Dedicated World Skin Health Day on Monday 8 July 2024

The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the International Society of Dermatology (ISD) joined forces to launch the first official World Skin Health Day (#WSHD2024) on Monday 8 July 2024. Visit the link for further information. To mark the day, six special events took place around the world to encourage discussion and spur action towards the delivery of ‘Skin Health for...

08 Jul 2024

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26 Jun 2024

World Obesity Federation

Driving multisectoral action on obesity in Brazil

The obesity epidemic presents a global health emergency, currently affecting 1 billion people worldwide, continuing to be misunderstood by society at large, assigning blame to the individual and reinforcing stigmatizing stereotypes with great consequences to persons living with obesity, their mental health and likelihood to seek and access quality care. Brazil is no exception, where currently 25%...

26 Jun 2024

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25 Jun 2024

World Obesity Federation

Chemical pollutants: An invisible cause of obesity?

Persistent chemicals in the environment may be adding to the obesity epidemic and, says Dr Tim Lobstein, are another reason why individuals should not be blamed for weight gain. &nbsp; In 2002 a paper in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine suggested that the obesity epidemic that had emerged in the preceding two decades in developed economies may be linked to exposure to en...

25 Jun 2024

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25 Jun 2024

World Obesity Federation, World Health Organization,

World Obesity at the 77th World Health Assembly

The World Obesity team joined our members and fellow health organisations at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva to progress action on obesity. &nbsp; The 77th WHA started off at Walk the Talk and with the World Heart Summit, launching a full week of moments and events where civil society, health champions and governments gathered, solidifying coalitions, as we move towards the 20...

25 Jun 2024

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19 Jun 2024

International League of Dermatological Societies

Skin Diseases as a Global Public Health Priority - 77th World Health Assembly Side Event, May 29th 2024

This event held during the 77th World Health Assembly, was organized by the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (GlobalSkin), with support from the Anesvad Foundation and the World Skin Health Coalition (WSHC). It was attended by over 75 global health advocates, representatives from the Ministries of Health in...

19 Jun 2024

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16 Jun 2024

International League of Dermatological Societies

Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group

The Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group (MHDWG) of the International Foundation of Dermatology (IFD)&nbsp;brings together global specialists to discuss skin health issues facing migrants and refugees.&nbsp;The Working Group shares best practice and advocates for improved skin health provision for migrants, refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). There are currently over 84 million...

16 Jun 2024

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07 Jun 2024

World Health Organization

Country perspectives in multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration on NCDs: Towards an implementation agenda

Representatives from more than 20 Member States, World Health Organization (WHO) regional and country offices and civil society organizations participated in a two-day technical meeting on implementing multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions in Geneva this week. Introducing two brand-new technical publications – a compe...

07 Jun 2024

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29 May 2024

WHO Regional Office for Europe

Have you heard of white snus? A Swedish tobacco control activist rings the alarm

“There is a lot of talk about Sweden becoming smoke-free, but this is a narrative that has been created by the tobacco industry,” warns Helen Stjerna, leader of the Swedish non-profit foundation, A Non-Smoking Generation. The organization has been working for 45 years to reduce the number of young people in the country who start using tobacco. “Our laws against marketing tobacco products...

29 May 2024

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