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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Reducing salt/sodium consumption to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on salt/sodium, its impact on health, and the average salt intake in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Fact sheetNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Reducing sugar consumption to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on the impact of sugar consumption, its impact on health, and the average sugar intake in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Fact sheetNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Role of legislation in preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions on the roles of legislation and legal interventions in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases.

Fact sheetCardiovascular DiseaseCancerChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+7

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Early detection of cancers common in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication explores the impact of the growing burden of cancer in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is evident, and necessitates implementation of suitable and effective cancer control policies.

PublicationCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+6

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Implementing the WHO recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report provides a situational analysis of the progress made in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in implementing the WHO recommendations and identifies issues Member States need to consider when adopting policies intended to restrict the marketin...

ReportNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets+1

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World Health Organization

Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLIS) country profile indicators

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This Indicator Interpretation Guide provides information on all indicators included in the Country Profile. For each indicator, the Guide gives a general understanding and scientific definition, a description of consequences or implications, includin...

PublicationNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Global nutrition policy review: What does it take to scale up nutrition action?

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report presents the current global nutrition challenges, drawing on data from various sources including existing WHO Global Nutrition Databases being managed by the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (Section 2), the methods and...

ReportNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

Report

17 Oct 2018

This action plan illustrates a series of priority actions that should be jointly implemented by Member States and international partners to achieve, by the year 2025 through the six global nutrition targets.

ReportMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets+1

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World Health Organization

Creating an enabling environment for population-based salt reduction strategies

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report is a summary of the evidence and experiences presented during the technical meeting, as well as the discussions of the working group sessions and conclusions reached by the participants. It will contribute to the development of the WHO to...

ReportHealth promotionSocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets+1

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World Health Organization

Framework to monitor and evaluate implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health 

Report

17 Oct 2018

The overall aims of this document are to: provide guidance to Member States on monitoring and evaluation of national diet and physical activity policies and to assist them in identifying specific indicators to measure the implementation of these poli...

ReportNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+1

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World Health Organization

A framework for implementing the set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This framework document has been developed in response to the mandate of resolution World Health Assembly 63.14 and is aimed at policy-makers wanting to apply the recommendations in their individual territories.

GuideMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionUnhealthy diets+2

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American Cancer Society

Factors influencing risk-based care of the childhood cancer survivor in the 21st century

Publication

15 Aug 2018

The population of adult survivors of childhood cancer continues to grow as survival rates improve. Although it is well established that these survivors experience various complications and comorbidities related to their malignancy and treatment, this...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets+1

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