Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief summarises the key points from the review on the role of health technology assessment (HTA) in medicine pricing and reimbursement with a focus on its use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief provides key messages and an overview of dementia as a public health priority, including country preparedness, research prioritization, and health and social systems development.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief provides key messages and an overview of a human rights-based approach for people living with dementia, including case-studies.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief provides key messages and an overview of supporting informal caregivers of people living with dementia, including health and economic impact, cost of care, and barriers to accessing caregiver support services.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief provides key messages and an overview dementia, including prevalence, incidence, impact, and global economic cost.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This action plan provides a roadmap of policies and interventions to realize SDG 3.4 to reduce premature NCD deaths. Heart attacks and strokes can be prevented if people at high risk are detected and treated.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This action plan provides a roadmap of policies and interventions to realize SDG 3.4 to reduce premature NCD deaths, target 3.8 to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), and target 3.b to support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights that the increasing burden of NCDs is linked strongly to global marketing of tobacco, alcohol, and processed foods and beverages which are high in fat, sugar and/or salt.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the increasing exposure of children and adolescents to tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, and points out the education sector as having a fundamental responsibility to protect children’s health and well-being.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights five main priorities for Heads of State and Government in confronting NCDs.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the effectiveness of price and tax measures at getting people to quit tobacco use and reduce consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods and beverages.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the role of Ministries of labor and employment in recognizing that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of the government. It also outlines the importance of governments' work with employers and other partners to tackle NCDs.
