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Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols

The Global Tobacco Control Funding Gap

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

This funding gap analysis, carried out in 2023, found that the current amount of resources dedicated to tobacco control is around US$ 1.2 billion, while the total amount of funding needed for full WHO FCTC implementation is US$ 9.6 billion, meani...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of healthTobacco use+7

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Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols

2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

Report

07 May 2023

This 2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products is the second in the series of reports prepared since the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Product...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of healthTobacco use+7

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Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols

2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Report

07 May 2023

The 2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco&nbsp;Control is the tenth in the series of reports prepared since the entry into force of the WHO Framework&nbsp;Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthTobacco use+7

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services.

Strategy document

07 Mar 2023

World Health Organization (‎WHO)‎ policy on universal health coverage states that both rehabilitation and palliative care are essential components of quality health services and should be integrated within health systems using a multiprofessional...

Strategy documentCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsDisability and rehabilitation+4

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional workshop on expanding availability and access to palliative care.

Report

07 Mar 2023

Substantial effort is needed to make palliative care available and accessible to the people in need. This workshop was being organized as an effort to support countries in bring palliative care into priority at policies and strengthen the capacity to...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable Diseases. A Compendium

Publication

10 Feb 2023

Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – what they are, their burden, their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled. Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and...

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Global Asthma Network

Asthma management and control in children, adolescents, and adults in 25 countries: a Global Asthma Network Phase I cross-sectional study

Article

01 Feb 2023

Background Asthma is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. This study aimed to assess asthma medicine use, management plan availability, and disease control in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood across different country set...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesPrimary health care

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GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease)

Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Report

01 Jan 2023

Evidence-based strategy document for COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention, with citations from the scientific literature.

ReportChronic Respiratory Diseases

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World Health Organization

Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

Publication

01 Jan 2023

Virtually all fiscal measures influence people's health, through their impacts on behaviour, consumption, income and wealth. A narrow subset of fiscal measures, however, can be more directly aimed at improving health by targeting behaviours and risks...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetyHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, World Diabetes Foundation

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Article

13 Dec 2022

Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+10

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World Health Organization

WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets

Guide

12 Dec 2022

Obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been steadily increasing globally, and with them, a pressing need to implement effective responses to address the contributing factors. Among the available evidence-based policy options th...

GuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingUnhealthy diets+4

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WHO and colleagues

Key messages and partnerships to raise awareness and improve outcomes for people with asthma and COPD in LMIC

Article

01 Dec 2022

This editorial is a summary of discussions at a WHO-convened stakeholder meeting to develop key messages to improve outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory diseases. It could be a useful reference for advocacy work relating to asthma and...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesAccess to essential medicines and services

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