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05 Dec 2025

WHO

The Palliative Care ECHO Program on Health System Strengthening Completes Pilot Program

The World Health Organization’s&nbsp;Palliative Care Health System Strengthening ECHO initiative has officially concluded the first year's program, marking an important step forward in improving global access to palliative care.&nbsp;Through a series of monthly online sessions, creating a community of practice, this program focused on a health systems approach to improving palliative care access...

05 Dec 2025

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03 Dec 2025

World Health Organization

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Advancing Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Around 1.3 billion persons with disabilities continue to face significant health inequities. Many are linked to how health systems are financed. High out-of-pockets costs, narrow benefit packages and the lack of funding for accessibility and reasonable accommodations keep essential services out of reach.&nbsp;This year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities is focused on disability-inclu...

03 Dec 2025

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01 Dec 2025

Medicines Patent Pool

World Diabetes Day, MPP aims to support the lifelong journey of people with diabetes

On World Diabetes Day, we join the World Health Organisation in highlighting that diabetes can affect people at every stage of life. This year’s theme, “Diabetes across life stages,” reminds us of the unique challenges faced by women during pregnancy.We spoke with Mridula Kapil Bhargava and Alyson Bancroft, two inspiring women living with Type1diabetes who recently became mothers. Their stor...

01 Dec 2025

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26 Nov 2025

World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Day 2026

World Obesity Federation is looking for short videos to be part of a people led film for world obesity day. You can be part of this campaign by recording a short video (10-20 seconds per question) responding to up to three of the following questions:How can we change the story on Obesity?Who needs to step up and take action - and what should that look like?What’s your message for World Obesity D...

26 Nov 2025

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26 Nov 2025

United Nations

Youth Mental Health and Well-being

Young people today are navigating a world of constant change — facing economic uncertainty, climate anxiety, armed conflict, social injustice and the pressures of a hyperconnected digital culture. These forces have a profound impact on how young people feel, live and thrive.The global mental health crisis is one of the most urgent issues of our time, with over 1 billion people estimated to be li...

26 Nov 2025

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20 Nov 2025

United for Global Mental Health, Global Mental Health Action Network

The 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health: the end that is the beginning

The UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health has been a momentous event on a key global health challenge. Today, almost a billion people in the world are living with a mental health condition. Far too many of these individuals face stigma, discrimination and violation of their human rights. The majority are also unable to access essential support for care, a...

20 Nov 2025

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19 Nov 2025

WHO

Shining a spotlight on COPD - raising awareness through media workshops

World COPD Day 2025: 19 NovemberChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, yet the condition is relatively unknown and often underprioritized and underfunded. This is despite the fact that over 3.5 million people die from COPD each year - equivalent to the cumulative death toll from a plane crashing with 400 passengers every hour.The theme for this y...

19 Nov 2025

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12 Nov 2025

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Negative workplace treatment affects 40% of employees living with diabetes

Global research from the International Diabetes Federation reveals that one in three employees with diabetes has considered leaving their job due to concerns about how they might be treated at work.12 November 2025, Brussels, Belgium:&nbsp;Two-fifths [40%] of employees living with diabetes reported negative treatment in the workplace because of their condition, according to a new global study cond...

12 Nov 2025

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10 Nov 2025

eHospice

Eastern Mediterranean Regional Committee Adopts Landmark Palliative Care Resolution

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean unanimously adopted resolution EM/RC72/R.4 on palliative care, advancing a comprehensive, system-wide approach to relieve serious health-related suffering across the Region. The resolution represents an important step for the&nbsp;region in recognizing the importance of holistic and compassionate care...

10 Nov 2025

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04 Nov 2025

Associacao de Diabetes Juvenil

Strengthening Diabetes Awareness and Self-Care: ADJ’s World Diabetes Day Campaign in São Paulo

As part of World Diabetes Day, ADJ Diabetes Brasil launched a public campaign in São Paulo focused on early symptom recognition and self-care.&nbsp;&nbsp;Held on 13–14 November at Barra Funda - one of the city’s largest transit hubs - the initiative offered free activities including an illustrative and interactive “restaurant” with nutrition guidance, at-home exercise demonstrations, bloo...

04 Nov 2025

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04 Nov 2025

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

World Diabetes Day 2025 | Know more and do more for diabetes at work

For World Diabetes Day this 14 November, the International Diabetes Federation have launched a campaign calling on everyone to know more and do more for diabetes at work.&nbsp;&nbsp; An estimated 589 million adults are living with diabetes. 7 in 10 are of working age. Many face challenges in the workplace such as stigma, discrimination, exclusion, anxiety and lack of access to care and support for...

04 Nov 2025

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04 Nov 2025

United for Global Mental Health

An insider-outsider’s view of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health

by James Sale, United for Global Mental HealthThere we are, mental health had its major debut at a UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) last week. But was it a success? I worked on it for 18 months and I think it was.Process Is KeyWhilst in the 2018 third HLM on NCDs political declaration mental health was explicitly named as a topic for the next HLM, it was far from certain that mental health would have s...

04 Nov 2025

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