Report
07 May 2023
The 2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is the tenth in the series of reports prepared since the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on...
Report
20 Apr 2023
This report summarizes key findings from a European Regional Workshop entitled ‘Mental Health Advocacy and Action’ in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Child. The report: Presents a diverse ra...
Publication
24 Jul 2022
The World Heart Federation policy brief, The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health: Myths and Measures, highlights the latest scientific evidence on alcohol and cardiovascular disease, challenging long-standing myths around alcohol's...
Report
29 May 2022
https://ntcp.mohfw.gov.in/assets/document/surveys-reports-publications/Report%20on%20Tobacco%20Control%20in%20India%202022_22%20April%202024.pdf
Guide
21 May 2022
The Global Breast Cancer Initiative, established by WHO in 2021, will provide guidance to governments on health systems strengthening for breast cancer. This illustrated summary outlines its goals, rationale and framework.
Database
08 Mar 2022
Over 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas – a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. This trend calls for strengthened support to address health at the urban level. To this end, WHO’s new repository on urban health...
Publication
12 Nov 2021
WHO has defined community engagement as “a process of developing relationships that enable stakeholders to work together to address health-related issues and promote well-being to achieve positive health impact and outcomes”. There are undeniable...
Publication
07 Aug 2021
With an endorsement from the WHO Director General and available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, this handbook builds on the earlier volume and helps churches to move from knowledge to action. Steering away from technical jargon, it provid...
Publication
07 Aug 2020
Reflections on 15 WHO commemorative health days prepared to promote conversations in churches on different health matters, with forewords from the WCC General Secretary and WHO Director General. Each reflection is less than a 1000 words and can be in...
Report
12 Nov 2019
This scoping review synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the...
Report
18 Jun 2019
This economic analysis makes the case for investing in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Armenia. Through three comprehensive analyses—economic burden, intervention costing, and return on investment—the report demon...
08 Apr 2019
In this paper the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) proposes that it is lack of investment in the necessary health promotion and primary prevention systems that best explains the lack of progress globally on NCDs. Here th...
