WHO FCTC Secretariat
Tobacco has a negative impact on the environment
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Jan 2022
This video showcases key facts and figures on the impact of tobacco cultivation and smoking on our environment and health.
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World Health Organization
Noncommunicable diseases kit (NCDK) 2022
Briefs & Fact Sheets
21 Jan 2022
The World Health Organization's Noncommunicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) 2022 is designed to support the treatment of chronic disease patients in emergency settings. It provides essential medicines and medical devices for managing hypertension, cardiac co...
World Health Organization
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2021
Key facts Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke. Over...
World Health Organization
Cervical cancer country profiles
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2021
Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for Cervi...
World Health Organization
Mental health of adolescents
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Nov 2021
Key facts Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and di...
World Health Organization
Urban health
Briefs & Fact Sheets
29 Oct 2021
Key facts Over 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas and this is set to rise to 68% by 2050. Almost 40% of urban dwellers have no access to safely managed sanitation services and many lack access to adequate drinking water. An...
World Health Organization & United Nations Development Program
Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic Examples of actions being taken by selected members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Oct 2021
The publication complements the report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on the Task Force (E/2021/48/Rev.1, 7 May 2021), which outlined some of the ongoing activities of Task Force members to support Members States to respond...
United Nations World Food Programme
WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework
Briefs & Fact Sheets
24 Apr 2021
WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework (SERRF, formerly the MTPF) lays out WFP’s contribution to inclusive and resilient recovery. It provides a flexible framework for WFP to support affected communities, national governm...
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
New policy brief: Advocacy and policy to tackle multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Apr 2021
A recent policy brief produced by the GACD Multimorbidity Working Group highlights the evidence and practice gaps related to multimorbidity in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of the policy brief is to provide funders and policy...
World Health Organization
Injuries and violence
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Mar 2021
Key facts Injuries – both unintentional and violence-related – take the lives of 4.4 million people around the world each year and constitute nearly 8% of all deaths. For people age 5-29 years, 3 of the top 5 causes of death are injury-re...
World Health Organization
Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020
Briefs & Fact Sheets
26 Aug 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, w...
World Health Organization
Palliative care
Briefs & Fact Sheets
05 Aug 2020
Key facts Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and that of their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, whether physical, psychological, social or spiritual. The quality of life of careg...