International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
FIP NCDs microsite
Database
20 Apr 2024
Visit the FIP microsite on NCDs to access all FIP Programme on NCDs publications, event recordings and other resources and tools.
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Health Action International (HAI)
TRANSITION FROM A DONOR-SUPPORTED PROJECT TO A NATIONAL DIABETES PROGRAMME: LESSONS FROM TANZANIA
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Apr 2024
In 2019 a review was published on the impact of insulin donation programmes in ten low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) over the period 2009-2015. This study led to the formulation of a ten-step process for the transition from a donation-supported project towards a national diabetes programme. Tanzania has been in the process of such a transition since 2005. Despite some remaining c...
HelpAge International
Healthy Ageing - self care guide
Publication
05 Apr 2024
This guide focuses on self-care and healthy lifestyle choices to support us to achieve healthy ageing. This includes our participation in holding our government accountable for its commitments and to be engaged in decision making about health and care services in our community and beyond. This guide is for everyone interested in achieving healthy ageing. We hope it will be useful for people liv...
HelpAge International
Community Health Volunteer training manual and facilitator guide for older people
Publication
05 Apr 2024
Community health volunteer training manual (213 pages) - This manual is to be used by trainers responsible for training community health volunteers. The manual can also be shared with community health volunteers to enable them to return to the content when needed and should also be accompanied with the self-care manual as a job aid. This training mainly focuses on Community health care voluntee...
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
Reinforcing collaboration on Universal Health Coverage to deliver greater global health equity and health security
Strategy document
04 Apr 2024
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is defined to mean that everyone, everywhere, should have access to the health services (health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment) they need without risking falling into financial hardship. UHC is a major cornerstone of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is the backbone of robust health systems that are needed to deliver greater global...
Collaborating to achieve universal health coverage
Publication
04 Apr 2024
Explore how the innovative pharmaceutical industry is partnering to ensure innovation and access contribute to global health progress and improve lives everywhere in this report.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly strive to engage the private sector in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges and emphasize the importance of cross-sector collaborations. Universal Health Cov...
Action on NCDs: How the innovative pharmaceutical industry helps bridge the care gap
Publication
04 Apr 2024
Through concerted and collaborative action to address NCDs, the global health community, including the innovative pharmaceutical industry, can contribute to global health progress, improve lives, and regain the momentum we need for action on NCDs.In the short time left on the road to 2025, when global stakeholders will report back on progress to reduce NCDs by 25% at the UN High-level Meeting...
International Pediatric Association (IPA)
Availability and access to pediatric diabetes care: a global descriptive study
Article
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...
International Pediatric Association (IPA)
Childhood Obesity as a Global Problem: a Cross-sectional Survey on Global Awareness and National Program Implementation
Article
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...
BMC Palliative Care
Palliative care progress in Benin: a situation analysis using the WHO development indicators
Article
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.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Addressing noncommunicable diseases in emergencies: a regional framework for action
Briefs & Fact Sheets
11 Mar 2024
The Eastern Mediterranean Region faces numerous emergencies due to natural and human-made hazards. These emergencies disrupt health systems, increasing morbidity and mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The framework aims to integrate NCD management into emergency preparedness and response plans. It emphasizes maintaining continuity of care and medications, and addressing acute com...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Palliative Care- How Can We Respond to 10 years of Limited Progress (World Innovation Summit for Health Report)
Report
07 Mar 2024
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) report, "Palliative Care: How Can We Respond to 10 Years of Limited Progress," highlights the slow advancement in global palliative care despite the 2014 World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19, which called for strengthening palliative care as part of universal health coverage (UHC). The report underscores persistent inequities in access and quality of...