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Nature Reviews Nephrology

Sustainable development is key to improving global kidney health

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21 Dec 2020

Beyond the need to understand disease mechanisms and develop new therapies, the inequities that deprive individuals of a healthy life must also be addressed to ensure kidney health for all. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals1 (SDGs) were adopted by United Nations’ members in 2015 as a joint commitment towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities and tackling climate change, all of...

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The Lancet

Mortality impact of achieving WHO cervical cancer elimination targets: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 low-income and lower-middle-income countries

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14 Nov 2020

WHO is developing a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, which proposes an elimination threshold of four cases per 100 000 women and includes 2030 triple-intervention coverage targets for scale-up of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to 90%, twice-lifetime cervical screening to 70%, and treatment of pre-invasive lesions and invasive cancer to 90%....

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and violence against older people

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26 Aug 2020

Violence against older people, who are already bearing the brunt of this pandemic, has risen sharply since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and imposition of lockdown measures. This document highlights some of the key findings.

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World Health Organization

Q&A: Older people and COVID-19

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26 Aug 2020

A resource on frequently asked questions and answers regarding older people and COVID-19.

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World Health Organization

Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19

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13 Aug 2020

The purpose of this document is to address specific needs and considerations for essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19 in accordance with WHO operational guidance on maintaining essential health services. &nbsp;

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United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Comissioner

COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples' Rights

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03 Aug 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, exacerbating underlying structural inequalities and pervasive discrimination. These serious impacts need to be specifically addressed in the response to and aftermath of this crisis.1

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and beyond: banning tobacco and e-cigarettes in public places is a public health must

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03 Aug 2020

There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke Following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, 15 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region took a bold decision to ban waterpipe use temporarily in public places. This is in addition to the two countries that had already banned it previously, making the total number of countries that have banned waterpipe use in public p...

ArticleCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of healthTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific Brief

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03 Aug 2020

The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, and hypertension.1 Smoking tobacco is also a known risk factor for severe disease and death from many respiratory infections.2-4 In the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been asked about clinical outcomes for smokers, and whether they are equall...

ArticleChronic Respiratory DiseasesCommunicable diseasesTobacco use

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World Health Organization

WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS

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03 Aug 2020

WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the Convention. Heated tobacco products are tobacco products, meaning that the WHO FCTC fully applies to these products. (Decision FCTC/COP8(22)) Specifically, Article 13.4(a) obliges Parties, to prohibit "all forms of tobacco advertising, promoti...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological Conditions+1

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ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA

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03 Jun 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) held a virtual press conference announcing their joint complaint against the FDA, represented by Pollock Cohen, LLP. The complaint requests that the court compel the FDA to fulfill its mandate to take action on FDA’s own conclusions that it would ben...

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World Health Organization

COVID-19 and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers

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08 May 2020

Concerns exists that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase susceptibility to coronavirus SARS CoV-2 (the viral agent that causes the disease COVID-19) and the likelihood of severe COVID-19 illness.&nbsp;These concerns are based on considerations of biological plausibility,&nbsp;and the observation that there is an overrepresenta...

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World Health Organization

New FAQs address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19

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04 May 2020

Mothers and healthcare workers who support them have many questions and concerns about whether it is safe for mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to be close to and breastfeed their babies during the pandemic. To address their questions, WHO has released a list of Frequently asked questions: Breastfeeding and COVID-19.

ArticleCommunicable diseasesMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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