Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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HelpAge International

Driving equitable action on NCDs and healthy ageing to achieve health for all at all ages

Briefs & Fact Sheets

05 Nov 2024

Older people are the age group most at risk from NCDs, yet all too often they are left behind in policy and practice. &nbsp; HelpAge's 14-page briefing, accompanied by a two-page overview with key messages, considers the intersection of older age with NCDs and disability, and their importance for health systems and societies alike. It outlines the unique challenges facing older people livin...

Briefs & Fact SheetsPublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory Diseases+14

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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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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

Thrombosis: a major contributor to the global disease burden

Publication

11 Oct 2024

This paper, published by the World Thrombosis Day steering committee did a systematic review of the global disease burden of VTE as a cause of death and disability.&nbsp;

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePrimary health careHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+1

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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Basic occupational safety and health for respiratory diseases: A desk guide for health facilities

Publication

09 Sep 2024

The first edition of&nbsp;Basic occupational safety and health for respiratory diseases: A desk guide for health facilities&nbsp;outlines a comprehensive approach to respiratory health, which health facilities can adapt and implement in resource-limited settings.&nbsp; The topics that are covered include definitions of occupational safety, basics of respiratory micro-organisms and how they are...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Diabetes Foundation

Management of Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis - A Guide to the Essential Practice

Publication

09 Sep 2024

This resource provides practical guidance for front line health workers responsible for the diagnosis, management and care of patients with these two diseases. Published in collaboration with the World Diabetes Foundation.

PublicationDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseases+1

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Science in 5: asthma and you

Briefs & Fact Sheets

20 Aug 2024

A 5-minute conversation on asthma - what are the symptoms, what makes it worse, and how can we treat it?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesHealth Literacy DevelopmentAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and health+3

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WHO, UNDP, NCD Taskforce

Catalyzing country action for NCDs and mental health governance and investment

Publication

20 Aug 2024

To scale up noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health country action, funding was provided to the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Controls of NCDs by the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership for activities to be jointly undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These activities were conducte...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesGender, equity and human rights+3

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Tobacco and asthma

Publication

20 Aug 2024

This document is the ninth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and asthma. This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include health care professionals, in particular pulmonologists and respirologists, in the fight for tobacco control and prevention of tobacco related adverse...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesHealth Literacy DevelopmentAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth promotion+2

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Fact Sheet: Understanding Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

Fact sheet

07 Aug 2024

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has created a comprehensive fact sheet on Pulmonary Embolism (PE). This resource provides essential information about the condition, including its causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms.&nbsp;It is designed to be a valuable resource for both healthcare professionals and the general public, offering clear and concise information to he...

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentPrimary health carePhysical inactivity+1

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Fact sheet

07 Aug 2024

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has created a comprehensive fact sheet on deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This resource provides essential information about the condition, including the signs, symptoms and risk factors. It is designed to be a resource for both healthcare professionals and the general public, offering clear and concise information to help understand this...

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentPrimary health carePhysical inactivity+1

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World Health Organization (WHO)

The Global Diabetes Compact

Publication

18 Jul 2024

Responding to the increasing burden of diabetes around the world, the World Health Organization has launched the Global Diabetes Compact. The launch coincides with the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. The WHO Global Diabetes Compact has the vision of reducing the risk of diabetes, and ensuring that all people who are diagnosed with diabetes have access to equitable, comprehensive,...

PublicationDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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World Health Organization

WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults

Publication

08 Jul 2024

Supporting tobacco users to quit is core demand-reduction measure of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and a key component of WHO MPOWER policy package. This guideline provides technical guidance on a thorough set of tobacco cessation interventions for adults, and to support WHO Member States to use evidence-based behavioural interventions and pharmacological treatments fo...

PublicationHealth Literacy DevelopmentHealth promotionPrimary health careTobacco use

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