03 Mar 2025
March 4, World Obesity Day 2025Let’s put a spotlight on the systemsFor too long, responses to the obesity crisis have been focussed on individuals. It’s time we turn our attention to the systems that are failing us. Health systems, government systems, food systems, the media, and the environments we work and live in – are all contributing to the increasing rates of obesity around the wo...
03 Mar 2025
01 Mar 2025
On Apr 24, 2025, the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network's 2025 Atlas of Palliative Care was launched at the 16th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference in Malaysia. This is a first for the Western Pacific and South East Asian regions. Coordinated by Spain's ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care, housed at the University of Navarra, this atlas joins simil...
01 Mar 2025
27 Feb 2025
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) marked its 20th anniversary of entry into force on 27 February 2025.This milestone presents an opportunity to reflect on the treaty’s achievements, reinforce commitments to global tobacco control, and envision a healthier future free from the tobacco epidemic.This video was produced on this occasion.
27 Feb 2025
26 Feb 2025
The 2025 theme, "Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health,” highlights the importance of recognizing kidney disease risk factors and accessing timely testing to improve early detection, intervention, and outcomes. Here are some ways to support the World Kidney Day (WKD) campaign: Organize or take part in a WKD activity to mark the day and pin it to the WKD interactive m...
26 Feb 2025
25 Feb 2025
Grassroots innovations have the potential to accelerate NCD prevention and control efforts by leveraging community perspectives and strengthen ownership of health interventions. However, identifying, supporting and scaling small innovations through national public health systems often remain a challenge. Many countries are missing the necessary policies, operational frameworks and capacity to asse...
25 Feb 2025
24 Feb 2025
The case for investment for NCDs and mental health conditionsThe staggering scale of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health epidemic results in major economic losses and socioeconomic challenges. Premature deaths and disability reduce human capital and decrease productivity, while simultaneously increasing prevention and treatment costs for people, communities and countries.Investin...
24 Feb 2025
20 Feb 2025
On May 8, 2025, the global thalassaemia community will come together to honour International Thalassaemia Day. This year, we proudly embrace the theme, 'Together for Thalassaemia: Uniting Communities, Prioritizing Patients', and rally under the powerful slogans #WeAre1 and #PatientsFirst. Thalassaemia is far more than a medical condition; it transcends numbers and statistics, and it involves&...
20 Feb 2025
03 Feb 2025
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) welcomes the adoption of the World Health Organization (WHO) kidney health resolution at the 78th World Health Assembly, a landmark achievement in the global fight against kidney disease. This historic step marks the first time kidney health has been formally prioritized within the WHO noncommunicable diseases (NCD) agenda, paving the wa...
03 Feb 2025
31 Jan 2025
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 WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement hosted by WHO Global Coordination Mechan...
31 Jan 2025
29 Jan 2025
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
27 Jan 2025
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). This edition stand...
27 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025
Global efforts to address diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have fallen short particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The World Diabetes Foundation, the East African Diabetes Study Group, the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, and the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy invite you to the Type 1 diabetes – Advancin...
15 Jan 2025
