World Health Organization
Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.
Article
18 Mar 2020
In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to o...
Publication
04 Mar 2020
Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control
Publication
15 Feb 2020
It is indisputable that adequate and appropriate nutrition is fundamental to the health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with cancer. Nutrition has a role in most of the accepted components of the cancer...
Guide
12 Feb 2020
The Toolkit provides background on the concept of accountability to the NCD civil society community, and resources to support civil society monitoring initiatives. The 2020 Toolkit is an update from a previous version from 2013, which included a benc...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Feb 2020
The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO Independent High-level Comission on NCDs was established in 2017 to advise Dr. Tedros on ways to transform new opportunities to progress towards SDG target 3.4. The final report includes 8 recommendations on how to take action to best e...
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020 describes the achievements made by Member States on 10 indicators for NCDs. Within the report, country profiles include data on the population, percentage and number of deaths from NCDs, and the risk of premature death f...
Guide
10 Feb 2020
The Events Guide includes: -inspiration for your activities -tips on planning and kicking-off your World Kidney Day event - further guidance on how to use World Kidney Day campaign resources. -showcases a WKD team local activity to give you additiona...
Guide
10 Feb 2020
The General toolkit includes: -a short description of World Kidney Day -a text explaining the 2020 focus “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – from Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care” and some key messages -tips and ideas o...
Report
10 Feb 2020
This publication showcases the Policy Forum series, providing highlights and main conclusions. Readers are encouraged to use the brochure in local contexts for their own advocacy purposes. For example, readers may want to use the 12 recommendations a...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
10 Feb 2020
Policy Brief on Kidney Diseases written by the ISN on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC