Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jul 2022
Key facts The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths. Overall, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury is attributable to alcohol, as measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Beyond health consequences, the h...
Guide
04 Jul 2022
This WHO-led compendium collates guidance from WHO and other UN agencies on policies, interventions, capacity-building, and awareness for improving the health impacts of environmental issues.
Report
16 Jun 2022
The World mental health report: transforming mental health for all is designed to inspire and inform better mental health for everyone everywhere. Drawing on the latest evidence available, showcasing examples of good practice from around the world, and voicing people’s lived experience, it highlights why and where change is most needed and how it can best be achieved.
Report
01 Jun 2022
Ce premier Dialogue régional organisé en présentiel en 2022 a permis de réunir pendant deux jours (12-13 juillet 2022 à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) près de 60 participants, dont les représentants des Ministères de la Santé et de la société civile de 12 pays d’Afrique francophone (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée, Mali, Niger, Re�...
Publication
01 Jun 2022
Background The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) cares for more than 271 000 Palestine refugees with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the five fields of its operations (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem). WHO has adopted a multi-sectoral action plan (MSAP) to prevent and control NCDs. This study...
Report
29 May 2022
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Article
27 May 2022
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but variable epidemiological transition fuelled by the pace of urbanization, with disease burden profiles shifting from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Information on the epidemiology of T2DM has inc...
Strategy document
27 May 2022
Decision WHA74(11) extends the current terms of reference of the WHO global coordination mechanism for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (GCM/NCD) until 2030 with a mid-term evaluation in 2025. In addition, Decision WHA74(11) requests the Director-General to develop, in consultation with Member States and non-State-actors, a workplan for the GCM/NCD to be submitted to the 75th...
Guide
21 May 2022
The Global Breast Cancer Initiative, established by WHO in 2021, will provide guidance to governments on health systems strengthening for breast cancer. This illustrated summary outlines its goals, rationale and framework.
Publication
19 May 2022
Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic health interventions (including effective management of non-communicable diseases) and essential public health functions. PHC is widely recognised as a key component of all high-performing health systems and is an essential fo...
Guide
24 Apr 2022
The WHF Cholesterol Advocacy Toolkit provides stakeholders with information as well as practical tools to support cholesterol advocacy at local, national, regional, and global levels.
Publication
24 Apr 2022
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based policies and health system strategies to prevent premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The updated WHF Roadmap on Cholesterol (2022) review...
