Database
13 Sep 2024
The ILAE Gateway provides easy access to the information and resources needed by professionals working to improve lives affected by epilepsy. All three interactive Gateways provide opportunities for professionals to share examples of activities and projects that are helping to close treatment and inclusion gaps, as well as achieve the ten targets within the Intersectora...
Report
13 Sep 2024
This report captured the proceedings of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing, held in Bali under the theme "Reframing Ageing." It brought together insights from 479 participants across 38 countries, showcasing innovative policies and practices that promoted active ageing, social protection, long-term care, climate resilience, and intergenerational solidarity. The conferen...
Publication
10 Sep 2024
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 74% of all deaths and 86% of premature deaths in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet, the world is far from meeting the globally agreed targets for their control. Even in this unprecedented era for discovery of new therapies for NCDs, the ability to equitably deliver both old and new interventions is lagging. WHO h...
Publication
09 Sep 2024
The first edition of Basic occupational safety and health for respiratory diseases: A desk guide for health facilities outlines a comprehensive approach to respiratory health, which health facilities can adapt and implement in resource-limited settings. The topics that are covered include definitions of occupational safety, basics of respiratory micro-organisms and how they are...
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.
Case study
04 Sep 2024
Cervical cancer remains a global health challenge. With an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of death from cancer among women. Most cases and deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Prevention and Screening Innovation Project – Towards Eli...
Report
03 Sep 2024
This report describes the current state of breast cancer care in the Middle East and Africa. Nine countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, and United Arab Emirates) are included. The report builds on a comprehensive analysis of secondary literature and interviews with 41 local experts and patient organizations in these countries. The report provi...
Strategy document
22 Aug 2024
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) Strategy for 2023-2025 outlines a comprehensive plan to enhance global health by ensuring that people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have rapid access to effective and affordable medical treatments and health technologies. The strategy is driven by five key goals: Expand access to innovative medicines for infectious diseases, including HIV, T...
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?
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...
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...
