Publication
31 Oct 2024
Joint statement by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization
Publication
30 Oct 2024
Digital technologies hold great promise for improving the delivery of health services and helping countries to progress towards universal health coverage. This report summarizes initial systematic work to make the economic case for implementing a set of evidence-based digital health interventions for NCD prevention and management, including telemedicine, mobile health and health chatbots. It also...
Publication
25 Oct 2024
This piece explores the role of the obstetricians in contributing to her patients' lifelong wellbeing and minimizing their NCD risk long after pregnancy.
Publication
25 Oct 2024
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main causes of ill health for women and men in the WHO European Region. NCD indicators in all countries reveal important differences between men and women across the life-course. Biology is important in shaping these differences, but it does not explain them all. Gender norms and roles put women and men at different levels of exposure and vulnerability...
Publication
25 Oct 2024
The purpose of this report is in response to a request from the Seventh session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) to review the relationship between gender and tobacco, and provide evidence for gender-responsive tobacco control. Globally more men than women use tobacco, and sex-disaggregated data on the burden of morbidity associated with tobacco use shows a significantly (three times) higher bu...
Publication
25 Oct 2024
Currently there are no policies in place that require researchers to consider the sex and gender of the people who participate in research trials in the UK. This means that studies are not required to report results about sex or gender differences, and very often do not report these findings. Therefore, both the public and healthcare providers are denied potentially crucial findings about women, m...
Publication
25 Oct 2024
Monika Arora, Emma Feeny, and Jane Madden shed light on Women's Health and its challenges, particularly in accessing healthcare for chronic diseases, in their article published on Health Policy Watch in preparation for Universal Health Coverage Day 2022. The article provides valuable insights into the gendered barriers that women face when seeking healthcare services. The authors also explore how...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
22 Oct 2024
Unhealthy diets are a major driver of noncommunicable diseases. In particular, ultra-processed foods, which contain high levels of sugars, sodium, saturated fats, and refined carbohydrates, contribute significantly to the incidence of NCDs such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Front-Of-Pack Labelling systems and policies play a crucial role in empowering consumers to make inform...
Guide
21 Oct 2024
This integrated operational framework provides an overview of the connections between mental health, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions, and their links to health, well-being and the broader public health and sustainable development agenda. The need for integrated approaches is increasingly recognized as critical to address the complex interactions between mental health, brain health,...
Publication
11 Oct 2024
This paper, published by the World Thrombosis Day steering committee did a systematic review of the global disease burden of VTE as a cause of death and disability.
Publication
07 Oct 2024
This guide outlines the key actions required to set up a Nurse Navigator Programme. It has been developed in the context of City Cancer Challenge’s (C/Can) work in cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Publication
29 Sep 2024
Patient navigation is a strategy for overcoming barriers to reduce disparities and to improve access and outcomes. The aim of this umbrella review was to identify, critically appraise, synthesize, and present the best available evidence to inform policy and planning regarding patient navigation across the cancer continuum. Systematic reviews examining navigation in cancer care were identified in t...
