Article
14 Oct 2021
Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is largely a preventable risk. Reducing pollution at its source can have a rapid and substantial impact on health.
Report
09 Oct 2021
The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease report outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
09 Oct 2021
Background Social mobilisation is potentially a key tool in the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in fragile settings. This formative study addressed existing and potential social mobilisation mechanisms seeking behaviour to tackle NCDs in El Salvador, with an emphasis on the implications in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted 19 semi-structured...
Publication
08 Oct 2021
The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around the world on mental health policies, legislation, financing, human resources, availability and utilization of services and data collection systems. It serves as a guide for countries for the development and planning of mental health services. The Mental Health Atlas 2020 includes information...
Report
07 Oct 2021
On June 14 and 15, NCD Child, in partnership with the Ghana NCD Alliance and the South Africa NCD Alliance hosted an Independent Summit Dialogue for the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). The event was an opportunity for organizations and individuals working on malnutrition in all its forms in sub-Saharan Africa to amplify their ideas for ensuring access to nutritious food for young peopl...
Database
28 Sep 2021
Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide, with the disease claiming the lives of more than 300 000 women in 2018. Few diseases reflect global inequities as much as cancer of the cervix. Nearly 90% of the deaths in 2018 occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Th...
Report
23 Sep 2021
With this report, we explore this diagnosis journey through the lens of those living with dementia and carers, clinicians, researchers and academics, and Alzheimer and dementia associations, as well as what can and must be improved. For more, click below.
Report
23 Sep 2021
This policy research report was commissioned to The George Institute for Global Health by the NCD Alliance, with support from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. We would like to thank Kent Buse, David Peiris, Emma Feeny from The George Institute and Estefania Palomino and James Reid from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for their support and guidance. &n...
Guide
22 Sep 2021
The WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines set the levels of air quality for a number of pollutants to be achieved everywhere in order to significantly reduce the adverse health effects of pollution. They also include interim targets which are incremental steps in the reduction of air pollution and are intended for use in areas where pollution is high towards ultimately achieving air quality guideline...
Strategy document
21 Sep 2021
This updated comprehensive action plan for mental health, endorsed by the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly in its decision WHA74(14), builds on its predecessor, the Comprehensive Action Plan for Mental Health 2013–2020, while presenting revised indicators and implementation options and updated global targets.
Publication
21 Sep 2021
Childhood obesity has been rising in all world regions; 2019 estimates were that 158 million children aged 5 to 19 years are living with obesity, of whom many live in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there has been limited to no progress to halt the rise in more than 20 years, and this number is projected to increase to 254 million by 2030. NCD Child, a global multi-stakeholder coa...
