Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension - A 2021 Update

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24 Apr 2021

The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based policies and health system strategies to prevent premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.&nbsp;The updated WHF Roadmap on Hypertension (2021) revie...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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eClinicalMedicine

COVID-19, conflict, and non-communicable diseases among refugees

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15 Apr 2021

The document discusses the challenges faced by refugees in managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how refugees are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes due to pre-existing NCDs, compounded by socioeconomic stressors and barriers to accessing care. It also&nbsp;calls for a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to address the syndemic of NCDs and...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseRefugee and migrant health

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World Health Organization

Nothing for us, without us: opportunities for meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs: meeting report

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14 Apr 2021

This report results&nbsp;from the 3-day WHO Informal Consultation on&nbsp;People Living with NCDs (PLWNCDs), which was held from December 9-11.&nbsp;2020. &nbsp;It&nbsp;outlines the&nbsp;participatory methods, main&nbsp;themes discussed and key next steps to further&nbsp;support the meaningful engagement of PLWNCDs in the co-design, co-creation and implementation&nbsp;of&nbsp;WHO policies, program...

PublicationMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Clean Air, Smart Cities, Healthy Hearts: Action on Air Pollution for Cardiovascular Health

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11 Mar 2021

Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, contributing to an estimated 6.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019 - half of which were due to heart disease and stroke.&nbsp;Fine particulate matter and other pollutants infiltrate the bloodstream, damaging blood vessels, raising blood pressure, and increasing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.&nbsp;Despite its significant...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution

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Conflict and Health

Operational considerations for the management of non-communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies

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25 Feb 2021

Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number of displaced persons, either refugees or internally displaced, has reached the highest level in history. Until recently NCDs in humanitarian contexts...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingRefugee and migrant health

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World Health Organization

Global protocol for measuring fatty acid profiles of foods, with emphasis on monitoring trans-fatty acids originating from partially hydrogenated oils

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04 Feb 2021

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PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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Union for International Cancer Control

Global action on financing cervical cancer elimination

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01 Feb 2021

Executive Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth-most commonly detected cancer in women worldwide yet is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers if detected early. Women in low- and lower-middle income countries and the poorest within countries are disproportionally affected by cervical cancer-related morbidity and mortality. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a glob...

PublicationCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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IntraHealth International

INITIATIVE DE SANTE URBAINE POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE L’HYPERTENSION ARTERIELLE

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13 Jan 2021

Élaborée dans le cadre du projet "Better Hearts, Better Cities" soutenu par la Fondation Novartis, cette boîte à outils a été conçue pour aider les différents acteurs des programmes de lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles à mettre en place des systèmes et des protocoles visant à améliorer la gestion curative et préventive de l'hypertension dans les districts sanitaires. La bo�...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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WHO

Guiding Principles and Framework Manual for Front-of-Pack Labelling for promoting Healthy Diets

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25 Nov 2020

Front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) is an important policy tool for countries to help consumers to make healthier food choices. This document – WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-ofpack labelling for promoting healthy diets – has been developed to support countries to develop, implement, and monitor and evaluate an appropriate FOPL system

PublicationUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities

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13 Oct 2020

The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing the release of waste into the environment. Climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

Global Atlas of Palliative Care

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07 Oct 2020

This second edition of the Global Atlas of Palliative Care updates the current situation of global palliative care development since the original version was published in 2014. A lot has happened in the intervening years including the passage of the World Health Assembly’s resolution on palliative care (WHA67.19). While progress is being made to meet the unmet need for palliative care globally t...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+3

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World Health Organization

WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care

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30 Sep 2020

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – COPD and asthma) and diabet...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care

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