Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

WHF Statement on Reshaping and Strengthening Health Systems and All Forms of Financing to Meet the Needs of People Living with and at Risk of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions

Declaration

27 May 2025

This statement was prepared by the World Heart Federation in response to the UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCD’s panel discussion on Reshaping and Strengthening Health Systems and All Forms of Financing to Meet the Needs of People Living with and at Risk of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions.

DeclarationCardiovascular DiseaseMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesDigital health and innovation+2

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BMJ Global Health, Global Healthcare Information Network CIC

Universal access to essential health information: accelerating progress towards universal health coverage and other SDG health targets

Publication

10 Apr 2025

Geoff Royston, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, Chris Zielinski.&nbsp;BMJ Global Health&nbsp;2020;5:e002475. https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/5/e002475 &nbsp;&nbsp;ABSTRACT: The information that people need to protect and manage their own health and the health of those for whom they are responsible is a fundamental element of an effective people-centred healthcare system. Achieving universal health coverage (UHC)...

PublicationDigital health and innovationGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+3

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United Nations

Note by the Secretary-General: Progress on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being

Report

28 Feb 2025

This report, submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2017, provides an overview of global progress in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It outlines measures taken since 2014, identifies areas where progress has been limited, and highlights factors influencing implementation at national and global levels. The report also offers recommendations to guide future action an...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+17

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Addressing health determinants in a digital age: project report

Publication

31 Jan 2025

The aim of this project was to develop a conceptual framework and provide a common understanding of health determinants in a digital age in light of the emergence of digital determinants of health and the digital transformations of social, political, and commercial and economic determinants. A scoping review was conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Relevant data were ex...

PublicationDigital health and innovation

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NCD Alliance

Access to Essential Medicines and Technologies for NCDs

21 Jan 2025

Hundreds of millions with NCDs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are dying prematurely or suffering life threatening complications because they cannot access affordable and essential NCD medicines and technologies. Many of these lifesaving medicines are proven to work and cost just cents to produce. We have the medicines and technologies to save lives, but international funding is not av...

CancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF)

TIF AI KNOWLEDGE BOT: Your Go-To Source for Thalassaemia Information

21 Jan 2025

In the world of healthcare, staying well-informed is crucial. This is why the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) has recently launched the TIF AI Knowledge Bot, a pioneering tool that integrates the power of AI technology with TIF’s extensive and reputable resources on thalassaemia. Its purpose is to make access to accurate information about this genetic condition quicker and easier tha...

Digital health and innovation

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WHO, ITU

Going digital for noncommunicable diseases

Publication

30 Oct 2024

Digital technologies hold great promise for improving the delivery of health services and helping countries to progress towards universal health coverage. This report summarizes initial systematic work to make the economic case for implementing a set of evidence-based digital health interventions for NCD prevention and management, including telemedicine, mobile health and health chatbots. It also...

PublicationDigital health and innovationPrimary health care

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City Cancer Challenge Foundation

Guide on How to implement a Nurse navigation Programme for Cancer Patients

Publication

07 Oct 2024

This guide outlines the key actions required to set up a Nurse Navigator Programme. It has been developed in the context of City Cancer Challenge’s (C/Can) work in cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

PublicationCancerMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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City Cancer Challenge Foundation

The Patient Navigation project in Kigali, Rwanda

Case study

07 Oct 2024

In 2021, the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) in collaboration with the City Cancer Challenge Foundation (C/Can) and All Medical Inc (ALLM), launched a digitally enabled cancer patient navigation programme for breast and cervical cancer (BCC) patients. The programme aimed to strengthen the capacity and communication of five cancer referral health institutions in Rwanda – University Teaching Hospit...

Case studyCancerMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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World Health Organization

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2024

Publication

27 Sep 2024

Access to appropriate, affordable, effective, and safe health technologies is paramount, especially in low-resource settings, where burden of&nbsp; non-communicable diseases adds on to the infectious diseases.&nbsp; &nbsp; NCDs account for a staggering 74% of global deaths, with 86% of premature fatalities occurring in resource-constrained regions. Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic resp...

PublicationAccess to essential medicines and servicesDigital health and innovationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), The Lancet

NCDs: Can implementation research change the game for policy and practice?

Publication

10 Sep 2024

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 74% of all deaths and 86% of premature deaths in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).&nbsp;Yet, the world is far from meeting the globally agreed targets for their control.&nbsp;Even in this unprecedented era for discovery of new therapies for NCDs, the ability to equitably deliver both old and new interventions is lagging. &nbsp; WHO h...

PublicationMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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International Society of Nephrology

ISN Research Skills Toolkit

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 Jul 2024

This toolkit is a comprehensive compilation of research resources, developed by the ISN. It is a joint initiative of the ISN Academy, the Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) and the Clinical Research Program Committee (CRP), to support younger generations of nephrologists (and anyone else interested) to contribute to advancing kidney health worldwide.

Briefs & Fact SheetsPublicationStrategy documentMultistakeholder CollaborationDigital health and innovation

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