Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights urbanization as a driver of the noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic. It points out that cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This policy brief highlights the need for trade and industry authorities to recognize that the right to health is a fundamental responsibility of governments, and taking action towards coherence between trade and health policies is essential.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This policy brief is to inform discussions and decisions in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region on policies, strategies and programmes to increase access to primary health care (PHC) services and make progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) by expanding the implementation of scaled-up CHW programmes.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of breast cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of breast, cervical, colorectal, oraland prostate cancers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of cervical cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of colorectal cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of oral cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This document serves as a policy statement on recommended actions for early detection of prostate cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Oct 2018
This policy brief outlines what community based health insurance is and why it is important to discuss it in relation to universal health coverage. It explores how community based health insurance fits into health financing policy and its key characteristics and effects of CBHI on progress towards UHC.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2018
Key facts About 125 million people in the world are exposed to asbestos at the workplace. All forms of asbestos, including chrysotile, are carcinogenic to humans. What is asbestos? Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with current or historical commercial usefulness due to their extraordinary tensile strength, poor heat conduction, and relative resistance t...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Nov 2017
Key facts Dental caries (also known as tooth decay or dental cavities) is the most common noncommunicable disease worldwide. Severe dental caries affects general health and often causes pain and infection, which may result in tooth extraction. Dental caries is an expensive disease to treat, consuming 5–10% of healthcare budgets in industrialized countries, and is among the main reasons...
