Report
09 Apr 2021
The objective of these ACCISS guidelines is to provide guidance to LMICs and specifically public sector procurers on how to improve procurement of insulins and associated supplies. You can also download the companion list of insulin products and international distributors (updated 2024) here.
Report
17 Mar 2021
The CEDAW Implementation Map in the Asia Pacific Region analyses states actions on women’s health and human rights, covering all aspects of health inequity, including women’s leadership and participation, data collection, health systems strengthening, governance and coordination, and establishing human rights infrastructure. It was published by The George Institute for Global Heal...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Mar 2021
Key facts Injuries – both unintentional and violence-related – take the lives of 4.4 million people around the world each year and constitute nearly 8% of all deaths. For people age 5-29 years, 3 of the top 5 causes of death are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide. Injuries and violence are responsible for an estimated 10% of all years lived with disabi...
Publication
11 Mar 2021
Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, contributing to an estimated 6.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019 - half of which were due to heart disease and stroke. Fine particulate matter and other pollutants infiltrate the bloodstream, damaging blood vessels, raising blood pressure, and increasing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes. Despite its significant...
Publication
25 Feb 2021
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number of displaced persons, either refugees or internally displaced, has reached the highest level in history. Until recently NCDs in humanitarian contexts...
Publication
04 Feb 2021
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Publication
01 Feb 2021
Executive Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth-most commonly detected cancer in women worldwide yet is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers if detected early. Women in low- and lower-middle income countries and the poorest within countries are disproportionally affected by cervical cancer-related morbidity and mortality. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a glob...
Publication
13 Jan 2021
Élaborée dans le cadre du projet "Better Hearts, Better Cities" soutenu par la Fondation Novartis, cette boîte à outils a été conçue pour aider les différents acteurs des programmes de lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles à mettre en place des systèmes et des protocoles visant à améliorer la gestion curative et préventive de l'hypertension dans les districts sanitaires. La bo�...
Article
21 Dec 2020
Beyond the need to understand disease mechanisms and develop new therapies, the inequities that deprive individuals of a healthy life must also be addressed to ensure kidney health for all. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals1 (SDGs) were adopted by United Nations’ members in 2015 as a joint commitment towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities and tackling climate change, all of...
Guide
10 Dec 2020
In these guidelines, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides evidence-informed recommendations for the management of chronic pain in children. The recommendations are based on the most current, high-quality scientific evidence, and were formulated following processes and using methods that meet the highest international standards for guideline development. The recommendations in this guidelin...
Publication
25 Nov 2020
Front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) is an important policy tool for countries to help consumers to make healthier food choices. This document – WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-ofpack labelling for promoting healthy diets – has been developed to support countries to develop, implement, and monitor and evaluate an appropriate FOPL system
Article
14 Nov 2020
WHO is developing a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, which proposes an elimination threshold of four cases per 100 000 women and includes 2030 triple-intervention coverage targets for scale-up of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to 90%, twice-lifetime cervical screening to 70%, and treatment of pre-invasive lesions and invasive cancer to 90%....
