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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Efforts to Address the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases Need Local Evidence and Shared Lessons from High-Burden Countries

Article

27 May 2023

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low and middle-income countries, particularly Tanzania, where NCDs account for a significant portion of the health burden alongside ongoing communicable diseases. This paper discuses the need for tailored interventions and local ownership in addressing these health challenges.&nbsp;

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World Diabetes Foundation, Annals of Global Health

Non-communicable Diseases Week: Best Practices in Addressing the NCDs Burden from Tanzania

Article

27 May 2023

Five million people die every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. In Tanzania, more than two-thirds of deaths are NCD-related. The country is investing in preventive and advocacy activities as well as interventions to reduce the burden. Of particular interest, the Ministry of Health (MoH) commemorates NCDs’ week using a multisectoral and multi-stakeholders’ approach. This pape...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Diabetes Foundation, The Lancet

Integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (INTE-AFRICA): a pragmatic cluster-randomised, controlled trial

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27 May 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, health-care provision for chronic conditions is fragmented. The aim of this study was to determine whether integrated management of HIV, diabetes, and hypertension led to improved rates of retention in care for people with diabetes or hypertension without adversely affecting rates of HIV viral suppression among people with HIV when compared to standard vertical care in mediu...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesCommunicable diseases+1

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

Nutrition, physical activity, well-being and COVID-19 - Results from 13 countries participating in round 6 of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative study

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 May 2023

The sixth data collection round of COSI involves 35 Member States, and data collection is still ongoing in several countries. This fact sheet presents the results from 13 of these States that collected information during the 2021-2022 school year on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's health. The findings of this research on the pandemic's consequences are extremely important f...

Briefs & Fact SheetsUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative: from call to action to global movement

Briefs & Fact Sheets

14 May 2023

For the first time in history, the world has&nbsp;resolved to eliminate a cancer. Few diseases reflect global inequities as much as cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the 4th&nbsp;most common&nbsp;form of cancer among women&nbsp; worldwide.

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancer

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Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols

The Global Tobacco Control Funding Gap

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

This funding gap analysis, carried out in 2023, found that the current amount of resources dedicated to tobacco control is around US$ 1.2 billion, while the total amount of funding needed for full WHO FCTC implementation is US$ 9.6 billion, meaning that only 12.5% of needed funding for tobacco control is currently being allocated; this leaves us with an annual funding gap of US$ 8.4 billion....

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral Action+5

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World Health Organization

Hypertension

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

Key facts An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) living in low- and middle-income countries An estimated 46% of adults with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition. Less than half of adults (42%) with hypertension are diagnosed and treated. Approximately 1 in 5 adults (21%) with hypertension have it under control...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular Disease

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World Health Organization

Diabetes

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 May 2023

Key facts The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Prevalence has been rising more rapidly in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 3% increase in diabetes mortality rates by a...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDiabetes

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Health Action International (HAI)

Prices People Pay for Glargine Insulin

Briefs & Fact Sheets

09 Apr 2023

Between 10 March and 20 April 2023, the ACCISS Study took a global snapshot of the prices people currently pay for glargine insulin and its affordability.&nbsp; Individuals from 47 countries collected the full price for all glargine products found in their closest private pharmacy and/or public sector pharmacy. While these prices should not be considered representative of the country (as inter-cou...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDiabetesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and services

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Developing Case Studies on Multisectoral Action for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases And Mental Health: Call for Submissions

Briefs & Fact Sheets

31 Mar 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a&nbsp;Call for Submissions&nbsp;inviting its Member States to share their experiences on implementing multisectoral actions to strengthen collaboration across government sectors for the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health conditions. This&nbsp;Call for Submissions&nbsp;was&nbsp;intended to map country-level experiences and select those...

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Public–private partnerships for health care infrastructure and services: policy considerations for middle-income countries in Europe

Briefs & Fact Sheets

31 Mar 2023

There is increasing interest in using public–private partnerships (PPPs) to mobilize funds for and enable reforms of health systems. This report provides a review of PPP models currently being used or considered in the WHO European Region. It finds that, in comparison with other models of engagement with the private sector, PPPs have led to good outcomes in terms of post-contractual cost-certain...

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NCD Alliance

Mobilising private investments to address the NCD funding gap

Briefs & Fact Sheets

31 Mar 2023

This brief, ‘Mobilising private investments to address the NCD funding gap’, seeks to unpack solutions to accelerate private investments for NCD financing ahead of the Second Global Financing Dialogue on NCDs set to take place in 2023 and forthcoming UN General Assembly High-Level Meetings on Universal Health Coverage in 2023 and NCDs in&nbsp;2025.&nbsp;

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