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31 Jan 2025

World Health Organization

New advocacy tool: Key messages for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions

A new advocacy toolkit assembles key messages for the meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health, and neurological conditions. The messages were co-created and co-authored with people with lived experience and other key stakeholders from over 85 countries through the&nbsp;WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement hosted by WHO Global Coordination Mechan...

31 Jan 2025

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29 Jan 2025

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

43rd Camp of the Juvenile Diabetes Association

The ADJ/NR camp season, which has been held since 1980, focuses on diabetes education and has a social aspect to provide this experience to any child with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) who is interested in attending the camp.This season, we had 86 campers and 79 healthcare professionals, including 23 nurses, 32 doctors, 12 nutritionists, 8 psychologists, and 2 physical educators. Additionally, the NR team...

29 Jan 2025

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27 Jan 2025

Thalassaemia International Federation

Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) Launches the 5th Edition of the TIF Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassaemia

In a major stride towards advancing global understanding and management of thalassaemia and consistently elevating the standard of care provided to affected individuals, the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) is delighted to announce the release of the updated 5th edition of the TIF Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT).&nbsp;&nbsp;This edition stand...

27 Jan 2025

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15 Jan 2025

Type 1 diabetes – Advancing a global road map for improved and integrated care in low-resource settings

Global efforts to address&nbsp;diabetes and other&nbsp;non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have fallen short particularly in low- and middle-income countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;World Diabetes Foundation,&nbsp;the East African Diabetes Study Group,&nbsp;the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, and&nbsp;the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy&nbsp;invite you to the Type 1 diabetes – Advancin...

15 Jan 2025

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11 Dec 2024

World Health Organization

NCD Lab Cycle 4: How five innovative projects in Africa are transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care

For its 4th cycle, the&nbsp;WHO NCD Lab called for innovative solutions that strengthen noncommunicable disease (NCD) and mental health services using a primary health care approach. Out of&nbsp;the more than&nbsp;80 submitted projects, five innovations were selected to be included in the NCD Lab’s growing global portfolio of leading NCD innovations. Discover how these five innovators are tackli...

11 Dec 2024

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Why do we need a policy to address gender data gaps in health and medical research?

In this podcast episode from The George Institute for Global Health, Alice Witt, Policy Fellow, speaks about a significant step towards closing the sex and gender health gap in the UK. Until now most UK medical research has been conducted primarily with male participants, animals or cells, and studies rarely analyse data in a way that enables potential sex or gender differences in outcomes to be i...

06 Dec 2024

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06 Dec 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Multi-country dementia study shows women’s greater risk may be linked to disadvantage

A large international study of dementia risk involving almost 30,000 people from 18 countries covering all six continents suggests that social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of the condition in women. Although there was almost no evidence of sex differences in most of the known risk factors for developing dementia, the higher likelihood of women developing the condition was...

06 Dec 2024

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25 Nov 2024

WHO

The silent killer: why chronic respiratory disease deserves global attention

On World COPD Day 2024, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Mr José Luis Castro (WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases) call for action to prioritize making COPD prevention and care accessible to all.

25 Nov 2024

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19 Nov 2024

Global NCD Platform

Call for proposals: Implementation research on integrated care pathways to address NCDs and mental health conditions. Incentive Grants for Young Researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Noncommunicable Disease Platform, in collaboration with the&nbsp;Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, and the&nbsp;World Medical Association, is pleased to invite proposals from individual researchers who are enrolled in accredited academic institutions and conduct research projects as part of their graduate degree requirements. The goal of...

19 Nov 2024

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18 Nov 2024

World COPD Day: Know Your Lung Function. Lung function is not only a predictor of lung health, but overall health.

In support of World COPD Day on November 20, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is highlighting the importance of measuring lung function - also known as spirometry - with the theme ‘Know Your Lung Function’.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Although spirometry is an essential tool for diagnosing COPD, it is also a marker of health throughout life. Our lungs grow from the womb all...

18 Nov 2024

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14 Nov 2024

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

World Diabetes Day

ADJ conducted a campaign to encourage participants about the benefits of diabetes care, nutrition, and physical activity. The campaign aimed to promote early diagnosis and spread awareness about diabetes and its risk factors, including obesity, to the general population.Services were provided to 1595 people, conducting blood glucose tests and engaging participants in a playful circuit of nutrition...

14 Nov 2024

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12 Nov 2024

World Health Organization

Shaping Narratives, Driving Action: The 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions

The WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD) will host the 2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement&nbsp;on&nbsp;5th&nbsp;December 2024&nbsp;—&nbsp;a 90-minute webinar dedicated to advancing&nbsp;collective, impactful advocacy in preparation for the 4th&nbsp;UN&nbsp;High-Level Meeting (HLM4) on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, set for September 2025.Building on the successes of t...

12 Nov 2024

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