The International Society of Nephrology
Moving Together to Build Kidney Health World Wide
Briefs & Fact Sheets
10 Feb 2020
Policy Brief on Kidney Diseases written by the ISN on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC
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The International Society of Nephrology
A call to action on Kidney Disease: 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs
Briefs & Fact Sheets
10 Feb 2020
Kidney disease is a high priority NCD which now requires urgent consideration by political leaders. As the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda progresses and provides a platform for raising awareness of NCD health care and monitoring needs, targeted action on kidney disease should become integral to the global policy response. This document aims to inform contributors to the UN HLM process...
HelpAge International
Using Community Structures to Prevent and Manage Non‑Communicable Diseases
Briefs & Fact Sheets
30 Jan 2020
This policy brief examines how inclusive self‑help groups in Myanmar can support prevention, early detection, and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at community level. Drawing on experience from HelpAge International’s collaboration with local health and academic partners, it outlines how village-based groups engage people aged 40+, conduct screenings for conditions like hypertens...
HelpAge International
Tackling Non‑Communicable Diseases to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Myanmar
Briefs & Fact Sheets
30 Aug 2019
This policy brief highlights the urgent need for Myanmar to prioritise non-communicable diseases (NCDs) within its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. It presents compelling data such as NCDs driving 59% of deaths to underline growing demographic and epidemiological shifts. The brief argues that health systems must be reoriented toward preventive, affordable, and equitable NCD services, especi...
NCD Alliance
Delivering healthy lives and well-being for women and girls
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jun 2019
With Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) causing two of every three deaths of women each year, action to implement Universal Health Coverage (UHC) must recognise and address sex and gender differences in NCD risk factors, care pathways and outcomes if services are to be targeted effectively and deliver healthy lives and well-being for women and girls around the world. This policy brief outlines s...
World Health Organization
The WHO special initiative for mental health (2019-2023): universal health coverage for mental health
Briefs & Fact Sheets
02 May 2019
In 2018 the WHO Director-General identified mental health for accelerated implementation within WHO’s work. This WHO Special Initiative seeks to ensure universal health coverage involving access to quality and affordable care for mental health conditions in 12 countries to 100 million more people. The initiative will advance policies, advocacy and human rights, and scale-up quality interventions...
International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
Building Global Capacity for Non-communication Diseases Prevention
Briefs & Fact Sheets
08 Apr 2019
Policy brief on building global capacity NCD prevention in LMICs. Highlights key focus issues and defines priority actions outlined by the DELPHI Study.
FDI World Dental Federation
Accelerating action on oral health and NCDs: Achieving an integrated response
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2019
This policy brief highlights associations between oral diseases and NCDs, and provides recommendations for their prevention and control.
Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
Exploring the Expansion of the Medicines Patent Pool’s Mandate to Patented Essential Medicines: A Feasibility Study of the Public Health Needs and Potential Impact
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2019
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) conducted a feasibility study to assess the public health need for – and the feasibility and potential public health impact of – expanding its mandate from HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C to patented essential medicines in other therapeutic areas. This includes medicines for different type of cancers (e.g. prostate, lung, multiple myeloma), sexual and reproduc...
Global Advocacy Council for Physical Activity, International Society for Physical Activity and Health
The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call to Action
Briefs & Fact Sheets
05 Mar 2019
Available in Arabic, Castilian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Thai.
Global Advocacy for Physical Activity, International Society for Physical Activity and Health
NCD Prevention: Investments that Work for Physical Activity
Briefs & Fact Sheets
05 Mar 2019
Available in English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish.
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
IUHPE Position statement on health literacy: a practical vision for a health literate world
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Feb 2019
Since the 1990s, there has been a steep and steady rise in studies published, and national and international policies adopted, on health literacy. The Position Statement is a mechanism by which we describe what we believe to be the current state of the art and how it can be promoted through adoption by key stakeholders. This document was prepared by the IUHPE Working Group on Health Literacy.