Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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Conflict and Health

Opportunities and challenges for delivering non-communicable disease management and services in fragile and post-conflict settings: perceptions of policy-makers and health providers in Sierra Leone

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06 Jan 2020

Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries presents substantive challenges for health systems. This is also the case in fragile, post-conflict and post-Ebola Sierra Leone, where NCDs represent an increasingly significant disease burden (around 30% of adult men and women have raised blood pressure). To date, documentation of health system chall...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease

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01 Jan 2020

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 WHF-IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease reviews the l...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania National Diabetes Program 2013-2017 End Term Evaluation

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11 Oct 2019

The National Diabetes Program was coordinated through the Ministry of Health under the NCD section and was directly placed under the National NCD steering committee. The rollout of NDP program was made to utilize the already existing health infrastructure to bring out comprehensive diabetes &amp; other NCD services to the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care while also introducing; nutri...

PublicationReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+2
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World Heart Federation (WHF)

World Heart Federation Roadmap for Heart Failure

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01 Sep 2019

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 WHF Roadmap on Heart Failure reviews the latest...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

A Roadmap on the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among People Living with Diabetes

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01 Sep 2019

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 WHF Roadmap on Diabetes reviews the latest scien...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Beating non-communicable diseases in the community: The contribution of pharmacists (2019)

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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 NCDs.

PublicationMultistakeholder Collaboration

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National Library of Medicine

Mental health financing challenges, opportunities and strategies in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Emerald project

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08 Jun 2019

Background:&nbsp; Current coverage of mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is very limited, not only in terms of access to services but also in terms of financial protection of individuals in need of care and treatment. Aims:&nbsp; To identify the challenges, opportunities and strategies for more equitable and sustainable mental health financing in six sub-Saharan African...

PublicationMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Conflict and Health

Host country responses to non-communicable diseases amongst Syrian refugees: a review

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14 Mar 2019

Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Objectives We aimed to describe the ways in which these three host country health systems have provided NCD services to Syrian refugees over time, and to highlight the successes and challenges...

PublicationRefugee and migrant healthSocial determinants of health

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<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--pin.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--pin.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Oral Health Atlas 2nd Edition (2015): The Challenge of Oral Disease – A call for global action <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

FDI World Dental Federation

Oral Health Atlas 2nd Edition (2015): The Challenge of Oral Disease – A call for global action

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08 Mar 2019

The second edition of the Oral Health Atlas highlights the extent of oral diseases worldwide and reflects on policies and strategies addressing the global burden. It presents a summary of key oral health issues, including: the impact and burden of oral diseases, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, oral cancer and more; major risk factors and the common risk factor approach; inequalities in o...

PublicationCancerHarmful use of alcoholUnhealthy dietsTobacco use

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whO Regional Office for Europe

Noncommunicable Diseases and Migrant Health

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28 Feb 2019

The 53 countries of the WHO European Region have a population of almost 920 million, representing nearly a seventh of the world’s population; international migrants make up almost 10% (90.7 million) in the Region and account for 35% of the global international migrant population (258 million). The proportion of international migrants, including refugees, in Member States of the Region varies fro...

PublicationRefugee and migrant healthSocial determinants of health
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Noncommunicable diseases and air pollution

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28 Feb 2019

In preparation for the WHO European high-level conference on noncommunicable diseases: time to deliver – meeting NCD targets to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Europe: 9–10 April 2019, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Air pollution is the second leading cause of deaths from noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎, after tobacco-smoking. In 2018, the third United Nations high-level meeting on...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

A Multilevel Governance Approach to Preventing and Managing Noncommunicable Diseases: The Role of Cities and Urban Settings

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28 Feb 2019

Urbanization is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century, and has a significant impact on health and well-being, partic- ularly in relation to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Cities and local governments play crucial roles in supporting people living with NCDs, co-creating health with patients and communities, building health literacy and fostering empowerment and, through adopting ev...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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