Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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15 Apr 2024

World Health Organization

WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs: Call for new members

The global health community is on a tight deadline in its fight against NCDs, and every voice matters. Civil society should come together for greater action across sectors to ensure strengthened and efficient NCD response at national, regional and global levels. The WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs (CSWG) is a WHO informal network of NCD-related civil society organizations (CSOs) establi...

15 Apr 2024

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15 Apr 2024

Union for International Cancer Control

World Cancer Research Fund publishes findings connecting lifestyle changes and colorectal cancer survival

HIGHLIGHTS The World Cancer Research Fund's Global Cancer Update Programme study, published in the&nbsp;International Journal of Cancer, suggests that physical activity and a diet rich in plants and whole grains, including coffee, may enhance survival for colorectal cancer patients. The study, while indicating potential benefits of certain lifestyle changes, calls for more extensive resear...

15 Apr 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' --> Transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care: Launch of the fourth cycle of the NCD Lab <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

10 Apr 2024

Yvonne Arivalagan

Transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care: Launch of the fourth cycle of the NCD Lab

A radical shift in global public health is needed to avert millions of preventable and premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, as well as mental health conditions. Primary health care (PHC) approaches present an important opportunity to transform and innovate how NCD and mental health services are deliv...

10 Apr 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' --> The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

05 Apr 2024

NCD Alliance

The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance

The under-funding of NCDs and mental health is not just an issue at national level. Today, NCDs cause 41 million deaths per year – 74% of all deaths globally - and are the leading cause of disability. 17 million of these NCD deaths occur prematurely - between the ages of 30 and 70 – with 86% of those deaths occurring in low-&nbsp;and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs), a disproportionately...

05 Apr 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' --> Integrating NCDs and mental health financing for person-centred care, better results and more cost-effective outcomes: A call to action by UnitedGMH <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

05 Apr 2024

United for Global Mental Health

Integrating NCDs and mental health financing for person-centred care, better results and more cost-effective outcomes: A call to action by UnitedGMH

WHO and the World Bank are hosting a dialogue on NCDs and mental health financing in June 2024. Ahead of this meeting, civil society was invited to a multi-stakeholder hearing to learn more about the process and ask questions on March 15.&nbsp; United for Global Mental Health (UnitedGMH) is the mental health CSO partner responsible for ensuring the mental health community is well-informed and r...

05 Apr 2024

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03 Apr 2024

Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

GACD Open Funding Call

The ninth call for applications under the&nbsp;GACD&nbsp;banner focuses on implementation research proposals, to address management of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), in the context of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Proposals should aim to improve the availability of effective, equitable, efficient, integrated, patient-centred, safe, and timely care for people living with multiple long-te...

03 Apr 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Alcohol retailers exploiting pregnancy warning loophole, putting babies at risk

New research by The George Institute for Global Health published in&nbsp;Drug and Alcohol Review&nbsp;has revealed Australia’s largest alcohol retailers are failing to display mandatory pregnancy warnings on their websites, potentially putting customers’ unborn children at risk of lifelong harms including permanent brain damage. Learn more.

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

A new national research, policy and education centre to improve health outcomes for all Australians will challenge the ‘one-size-fits-all’ male-centric approach to medical care that results in significant disadvantage for women and girls, people with variations of sex characteristics (intersex people), trans and gender-diverse people. &nbsp; The Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health an...

28 Mar 2024

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28 Mar 2024

The George Institute for Global Health

Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts in the American Heart Association’s scientific journal&nbsp;Hypertension.

28 Mar 2024

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27 Mar 2024

World Health Organization

The WHO NCD Lab: Supporting grassroots innovations on NCDs to achieve greater scale and impact

Innovative action is urgently needed to curb the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and mental health conditions. Initiatives that are led by and for people in underserved communities, especially in low- and middle-income countries, have the potential to address the root causes of NCDs and transform h...

27 Mar 2024

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22 Mar 2024

Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS)

Respiratory groups call for comprehensive TB screening in high-burden settings.

Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis. On World TB Day, 24 March 2024,&nbsp; the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) calls on all stakeholders to focus on activities that will break the chain of transmission in high-burden settings in order to end tuberculosis (TB). &nbsp;

22 Mar 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' --> Introductory Video: WHO Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

11 Mar 2024

World Health Organization

Introductory Video: WHO Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

The WHO Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs (KAP) is a knowledge sharing and community platform addressing the impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health conditions, their risk factors and determinants on countries, communities and individuals. It facilitates multistakeholder collaboration and multisectoral action across relevant global health agendas by offering access to strategic know...

11 Mar 2024

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