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 support cities in four technical areas: Surveillance and Epidemiology, Communications, Public H...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2020
Key Facts Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are usually voluntary and characterized by community members pooling funds to offset the cost of healthcare. Despite much hope in these systems, evidence suggests the impact of CBHI on...
Report
16 Dec 2019
In an effort to spur the implementation of national responses against NCDs, WHO and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman co-organized the Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG Target 3.4 on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. Oman w...
Publication
29 Jul 2019
This reference paper provides global evidence to advocate, nationally and internationally, for an expanded role for pharmacists in NCD management by compiling best practices and examples. It also encourages pharmacists around the world to act upon NC...
Strategy document
11 Jun 2019
The National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan (NMSAP) for the prevention and control of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria 2019 – 2025 is a strategic guide for the national response to NCDs for the next seven years in Nigeria. The development o...
Report
22 Feb 2019
On 5–6 November 2018, the first General Meeting of the GCM/NCD was held in Geneva, Switzerland, to reinforce the commitment of the participants to accelerated multisectoral and multistakeholder action to achieve SDG target 3.4
Report
03 Dec 2018
This report facilitates evidenced-based decision making and encourages collaboration between different sectors by presenting a clear summary of the problem of measuring heart disease in people with diabetes, as well as real-world solutions. The prima...
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report is on the first meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report is on the second meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This is the interim report on the WHO GCM/NCD Working Group on health education and health literacy for NCDs.
Report
12 Nov 2018
This report highlights the achievements of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases over the period 2014 to 2016, in collaboration with Member States, United Nations agencies, colleagues across a...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the increasing exposure of children and adolescents to tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, and points out the education sector as having a fundamental responsibility to protect children’s health an...
