Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Louise Bannon

Fact Sheet: Understanding Hospital Associated Thrombosis (HAT)

Fact sheet

07 Jul 2024

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has created a comprehensive fact sheet on hospital-associated thrombosis (HAT). This resource provides essential information about this highly preventable condition, including its causes, risk factors, symptoms, and potential complications.&nbsp;It is designed to be a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and the general publi...

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentPrimary health carePhysical inactivity+1

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World Health Organization

Primary Health Care Country Case Study Compendium

Database

13 Jun 2024

The primary health care (PHC) country case study compendium is a global resource that aims to enhance ease of access to PHC country case studies published across WHO, international development partners and other global stakeholders. Country cases are regularly added to the compendium. See below for details on how to submit a new case. Primary health care (PHC)-oriented policies, strategies and...

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

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Louise Bannon

Fact Sheet: Understanding Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Fact sheet

07 Jun 2024

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

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentPrimary health careTobacco use

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Implementing the primary health care approach: a primer

Case study

16 May 2024

This 2024 publication consolidates the global evidence on implementation and is a guide on the “how” of PHC, combining, as it does, best practices, and the tacit knowledge that countries have generated, with more formal research and analysis. The Primer is organized in three parts. Part I explains the PHC approach, its history, core concepts and rationale, and draws out lessons for transformat...

Case studyGuidePublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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World Health Organization

Tackling NCDs: best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Publication

10 May 2024

This document provides an updated list of “best buys” and other recommended interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is based on Appendix 3 of the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020, which was first approved in 2013 and last updated in 2017. The global action plan, which was extended to 2030 by a World Health Assembly d...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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Tanzania Diabetes Association, Tanzania NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation

Tanzania Merges HIV and Diabetes Care to Tackle NCD Crisis

Article

08 May 2024

Non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes have emerged as serious health crises in developing countries, as HIV was a decade ago. New models of primary health care that combine NCD and HIV care are catching on – and Tanzania is implementing this approach.

ArticleDiabetesAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols

Integration of WHO FCTC implementation with the control and prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Publication

07 May 2024

This report has been prepared to assist Parties to the Convention and others working on tobacco control and on the control and prevention of NCDs to create and capitalize on synergies between the implementation of the WHO FCTC and national NCD control efforts, in line with decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Global Strategy to Accelerate Tobacco Control.&nbsp;

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral Action+5

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Palliative Medicine

Primary palliative care in low- and middle- income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes.

Article

01 May 2024

What is already known about this topic?•• &nbsp;Serious health-related suffering is predicted to more than double in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by 2060.•• &nbsp;Primary care is ‘widely regarded as the most inclusive, equitable and cost-effective way to achieve universal health coverage’ and should include palliative care and symptom management according to the World Healt...

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World Health Organization

Tackling NCDs Best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Publication

30 Apr 2024

This document provides an updated list of “best buys” and other recommended interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is based on Appendix 3 of the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020, which was first approved in 2013 and last updated in 2017. The global action plan, which was extended to 2030 by a World Health Assembly d...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+13

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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...

PublicationCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+6
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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...

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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,&nbsp;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...

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