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International Pediatric Association (IPA)

Availability and access to pediatric diabetes care: a global descriptive study

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28 Mar 2024

A decade since the discovery of insulin, the increasing prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has underscored the prevailing inequalities in the provision of essential care for T1DM worldwide. However, the details on the availability of insulin types and associated medical devices remain unclear. A cross-sectional electronic survey was distributed across a global network of pediatric socie...

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International Pediatric Association (IPA)

Childhood Obesity as a Global Problem: a Cross-sectional Survey on Global Awareness and National Program Implementation

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28 Mar 2024

The rising global epidemic of childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. Despite the urgency, there is a lack of data on the awareness and implementation of preventative measures. The aim of this study was to identify areas for improvement in the prevention and management of childhood obesity worldwide. Participants were aware of WHO’s guidance concerning childhood obesity (78.6%), wh...

ArticlePublicationDiabetesHealth promotionNutrition and food safety

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BMC Palliative Care

Palliative care progress in Benin: a situation analysis using the WHO development indicators

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13 Mar 2024

This article describes the first macro-level assessment of the status of palliative care development in Benin. A set of indicators adopted by the World Health Organization has enabled an understanding of the gaps in education, essential medicines, and specialized services for an adequate provision of palliative care.

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+2
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International Society of Nephrology

An update on the global disparities in kidney disease burden and care across world countries and regions

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10 Mar 2024

Since 2015, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) has spearheaded multinational efforts to understand the status and capacity of countries to provide optimal kidney care, particularly in low-resource settings. In this iteration of the ISN-GKHA, we sought to extend previous findings by assessing availability, accessibility, quality, and affordability of...

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International Society of Nephrology

Global variations in funding and use of hemodialysis accesses: an international report using the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas

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10 Mar 2024

There is a lack of contemporary data describing global variations in vascular access for hemodialysis (HD). We used the third iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) to highlight differences in funding and availability of hemodialysis accesses used for initiating HD across world regions.

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Journal of Patient Experience

Meaningful Engagement of People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities

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08 Feb 2024

Meaningful engagement of people living with health conditions means actively incorporating them in all stages of health decision-making. Despite efforts by global health agencies and governments towards meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases (PLWNCDs), many opportunities for participation are tokenistic. PLWNCDs often report feeling excluded from technical discussions...

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BMJ Global Health

Strengthening evidence to inform health systems: opportunities for the WHO and partners to accelerate progress on non-communicable diseases

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10 Oct 2023

The World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013–2020 (NCD-GAP), now extended to 2030. An evaluation of the NCD-GAP, published in 2020, found that research has been the weakest NCD-GAP objective in terms of implementation. Implementation research, aligned with NCD-GAP, offers a pathway to accelerate progress in s...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Eclinicalmedicine

The burden of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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05 Oct 2023

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing among people living with HIV (PLHIV), especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We determined the prevalence of NCDs and NCD risk factors among PLHIV in SSA to inform health policy makers. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of NCDs and risk factors among PLHIV in SSA. We comprehensively sear...

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Chatham House

Domestic public financing is the key to universal health coverage

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22 Sep 2023

On the eve of the United Nations high-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published a sobering report which shows that the world is alarmingly off track to reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target on achieving universal health coverage. The global UHC monitoring report highlights that 4.5 billion people – ove...

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Chatham House

International Funding for Global Health Priorities

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08 Sep 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated once again the enormous costs (humanitarian, social and economic) that could be averted by investing in global health public goods such as measures to prevent pandemics, to limit the spread of infectious disease once a pandemic is underway, and measures to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). &nbsp; Time and again national governments and the...

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The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Clinical standards for the diagnosis and management of asthma in low- and middle-income countries

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01 Sep 2023

BACKGROUND:&nbsp;The aim of these clinical standards is to aid the diagnosis and management of asthma in low-resource settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS:&nbsp;A panel of 52 experts in the field of asthma in LMICs participated in a two-stage Delphi process to establish and reach a consensus on the clinical standards. RESULTS: Eighteen clinical standards were defined...

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The Lancet

Commentary: A plan for accelerated action on obesity

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04 Aug 2023

Halting the rise in obesity among children, adolescents, and adults is essential to combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and to improve nutrition, health, and wellbeing for all. Failing to do so threatens progress towards reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 30%—a key target of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. &nbsp; No country is on track...

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