23 Oct 2020
Reports from violence prevention helplines across the WHO European region are indicating rising cases of interpersonal violence during COVID-19. Alcohol fuels this rise in violence as victims are trapped with their abusers during the pandemic. Read more here.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
Communities in the United States are facing the formation of a perfect storm of factors driving alcohol and other drug use disorders to higher rates than ever seen before – the so called “triple trouble” of a pandemic, unemployment, and diminished personal and community support services for people affected by substance use problems. Mental health experts are anticipating a steep rise in alco...
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe has launched a series of new flagship initiatives. Among these four flagship initiatives is the Mental Health coalition, as the topic is one of WHO’s priorities for the coming five years. This flagship initiative will bring together a coalition of mental health leaders, champions, service users and other partners to improve mental heal...
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
A new study has found even low-dose alcohol use can lead to brain damage in the form of loss of brain volume. These new findings have implications specifically for middle-aged and older people. Read more here.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
Alcohol use is affecting different demographic groups differently in the United States. The harm is specifically higher for women and minorities, but even the rich and famous experience severe consequences from alcohol. With the COVID-19 pandemic matters have become even more aggravated with regard to the country’s alcohol problem.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
According to the State Agency for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems (PARPA), alcohol consumption increased by 0.23 litres per capita in 2019 compared to 2018. The increase brought the Polish alcohol consumption to 9.78 litres of pure alcohol per person, the highest it has been since 1993.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
The pandemic of COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, bringing with it significant uncertainty. At GACD we are particularly concerned to note that those living with chronic non-communicable diseases are more vulnerable to COVID-19 and at much higher risk of severe disease. Read more here.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
GACD as an alliance of international public funding agencies supporting research activities intended to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, mental ill-health and cancers. GACD focusses on the needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and key vulnerable populations, where 80% of death...
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
The GACD Mental Health Guidelines Working Group, led by Yena Lee and Dr Roger McIntyre at the University of Toronto, aimed to characterise the development and implementation of CPGs for managing major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Read more here.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
Two GACD funded projects supported in the 2018 GACD Scale Up Call are leading a workshop event at the upcoming World Congress on Public Health 2020 (12-16 October). The two projects SCUBY and SUNI-SEA are investigating scale up of diabetes and hypertension care and scaling up NCD interventions in South-East Asia, respectively. Read more here.
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
Multimorbidity describes cases where patients have two or more chronic physical or mental health conditions at the same time. It is typically challenging to measure multimorbidity outcomes because patients will present with different clusters of diseases. The review responds to the growing burden of multimorbidity in LMICs. This review also aims to address concerns among funders about the viabilit...
23 Oct 2020
22 Oct 2020
“Pregnancy gives us a window into a woman’s future health,” says Dr Amanda Henry, a researcher at The George Institute for Global Health and obstetrician at St. George’s Hospital in Sydney. Dr Henry explains that in some women, physiological changes that occur during pregnancy result in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and mental health...
22 Oct 2020
