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04 Nov 2025

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

World Diabetes Day 2025 | Know more and do more for diabetes at work

For World Diabetes Day this 14 November, the International Diabetes Federation have launched a campaign calling on everyone to know more and do more for diabetes at work.&nbsp;&nbsp; An estimated 589 million adults are living with diabetes. 7 in 10 are of working age. Many face challenges in the workplace such as stigma, discrimination, exclusion, anxiety and lack of access to care and support for...

04 Nov 2025

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04 Nov 2025

United for Global Mental Health

An insider-outsider’s view of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health

by James Sale, United for Global Mental HealthThere we are, mental health had its major debut at a UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) last week. But was it a success? I worked on it for 18 months and I think it was.Process Is KeyWhilst in the 2018 third HLM on NCDs political declaration mental health was explicitly named as a topic for the next HLM, it was far from certain that mental health would have s...

04 Nov 2025

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01 Nov 2025

International Primary Care Respiratory Group

Implementation research on the tailored, multidisciplinary NCD prevention package FRESHAIR4Life: Targeting tobacco and air pollution exposure in mid- to late adolescents in disadvantaged populations

FRESH AIR 4 Life is a&nbsp;four-year implementation science research programme that commenced in January&nbsp;2023 in five countries with 13 partners.&nbsp; Building on FRESHAIR that IPCRG initiated back in 2010, it will develop context-specific interventions to reduce tobacco and air pollution exposure in disadvantaged populations.This time, led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), working...

01 Nov 2025

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30 Oct 2025

Bill Wang

From Data Point to Talent Pipeline: Capitalizing on the Wisdom of Lived Experience

About this SeriesThis article is part of the Lived Experience Perspectives Series, which features firsthand accounts from individuals living with noncommunicable diseases, mental health, or neurological conditions. Each piece highlights one of the key advocacy messages from the WHO Symposium on the Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions , contr...

30 Oct 2025

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10 Oct 2025

World Stroke Organization

World Stroke Day 2025 - driving stroke symptom awareness #ActFAST

Stroke symptom awareness has been identified by clinical and community stakeholders around the world as a fundamental barrier to emergency stroke treatment and rehabilitation, contributing to preventable death and disability. World Stroke Day on October 29th 2025 is focused on driving awareness of stroke symptoms and the need to #ActFAST in seeking emergency medical care.To help stakeholders get t...

10 Oct 2025

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10 Oct 2025

World Health Organization

Mental health in humanitarian emergencies. World Mental Health Day 2025

World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. This year’s campaign focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.WHO campaign page: World Mental Health Day 2025Crises such as natural disasters, conflicts, and public health emergencies cause emotional distress, wi...

10 Oct 2025

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02 Oct 2025

World Health Organization, World Stroke Organization, World Heart Federation

Webinar Recordings: Strengthening national readiness for ACS and stroke care: a capacity-building webinar series

This webinar series was designed to strengthen technical and operational capacity among health sector leaders to effectively implement the WHO Framework for the Care of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and Stroke within national health systems.Held between 2 and 15 October 2025, the series consisted of three sessions featuring expert presentations, country case studies, and moderated discussions.2 Oc...

02 Oct 2025

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02 Oct 2025

United for global Mental Health

Physical and Mental Health: The journey to integration

We are co-leading a special issue for the Journal of Public Mental Health on integrating physical and mental health. This is how we are approaching it.An inspirational (and frustrating) meeting in New YorkA diverse, global group of clinical, academic and public health experts, policy and implementation specialists, donors, and advocates with lived experience gathered in a small room in New York in...

02 Oct 2025

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25 Sep 2025

The Conversation, Association Santé Diabète

Pourquoi l’insuline, cruciale face au diabète, reste inaccessible à des millions de patients

Découverte au début du XXe siècle, l’insuline a révolutionné la prise en charge du diabète, transformant une maladie mortelle en maladie chronique. Mais un très grand nombre de patients n’a toujours pas accès à ce médicament essentiel. Pour changer les choses, les gouvernements doivent agir.La découverte de l’insuline, en 1921, a révolutionné la prise en charge du diabète. De m...

25 Sep 2025

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24 Sep 2025

NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation, World Health Organization

Fourth Multistakeholder Gathering charts pathways for stronger NCD and mental health governance

New York — With global health leaders warning that progress on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health is still far off track, the Fourth Multistakeholder Gathering convened on the sidelines of UNGA80 to push for practical solutions. Hosted on the first day of the high-level debate, the evening brought together ministers, civil society advocates, academics, and private sector represent...

24 Sep 2025

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23 Sep 2025

Mansi Chopra, Mona Balani

Caregiving as lived experience: Translating our stories into health system action

About this SeriesThis article is part of the Lived Experience Perspectives Series, which features firsthand accounts from individuals living with noncommunicable diseases, mental health, or neurological conditions. Each piece highlights one of the key advocacy messages from the WHO Symposium on the Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions , contr...

23 Sep 2025

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22 Sep 2025

Dr Jeremy Farrar, World Health Organization

Governance, evidence, narratives: building blocks for a multisectoral NCD and mental health response

The global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions represents far more than a health and well-being challenge. The alarming figures – 43 million NCD-related deaths each year and one billion people living with mental health conditions worldwide – underscore the profound economic, equity and development implications of one of the most pressing global health issues...

22 Sep 2025

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