31 Jul 2023
On World Lung Cancer Day, August 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) stresses the importance of understanding lung cancer risk factors, as well as the importance of early detection through screening and treatment.
31 Jul 2023
18 Jul 2023
Towards a global call-to-action to close the gender health gap At the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) in March 2023, global leaders, researchers, and advocates highlighted the disproportionate burden of NCD and associated risk factors and persistent gaps faced by women and girls in accessing NCD-related information, prevention, timely diagnosis, services, and supp...
18 Jul 2023
08 Jul 2023
A major event was held at Chatham House on 6 July 2023, seeking to address serious issues in the funding of global health priorities. The event, ‘Decision-making in international health financing’ saw Chatham House draw on its unique network to convene 80 leading figures from organizations including the WHO, World Bank, universities, private sector, NGOs, think tanks, philanthropic or...
08 Jul 2023
13 Jun 2023
At the SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs and Mental Health in Barbados, the Global NCD Platform is moderating a panel on multisector collaboration to address NCD risk factors and commercial determinants. Small Island Development States (SIDS) are disproportionately affected by the NCD burden and have one of the highest NCD rates globally. Some fifty-two percent of people living with NCDs in...
13 Jun 2023
29 May 2023
Millions of excess deaths globally and 100 million people pushed into poverty in 2020 alone — these are some of the devastating legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic, an avoidable catastrophe that served as a brutal wake-up call to prioritise population health. It also demonstrated that health, the planet and the economy are inextricably linked, says a bold WHO report that proposes a whole new ...
29 May 2023
10 May 2023
This May, WHO launches a new technical product called the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions. The objective of the framework is to support WHO and Members States in meaningfully engaging people living with NCDs, and mental health and neurological conditions (hereafter referred to as “individuals with lived experienc...
10 May 2023
09 May 2023
Literature review on out-of-pocket spending led by The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Alliance confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households in low- and middle-income countries alongside a crippling lack of data. A new 2023 umbrella review of recent literature on out-of-pocket spending for noncommunicable disease (NCD) treatment and care confirms that poor...
09 May 2023
05 May 2023
The George Institute for Global Health and the Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that they are collaborating on a research project exploring the health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on women in Mexico. The 20-month project, which is funded by the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research (AMIIF), employs mixed methods to deliver evidenc...
05 May 2023
15 Apr 2023
The marketing of unhealthy commodities aimed at children and young people is recognized as an effective strategy to induce greater consumption of many products. These strategies have become more diversified and sophisticated in recent years to reach their target audiences through digital spaces such as the use of apps, smartphones, tablets and social media – all allow differ...
15 Apr 2023
12 Apr 2023
Entitled “Intention to action”, WHO is launching a new publication series dedicated to the meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions. The series is tackling both an evidence gap and a lack of standardized approaches on how to include people with lived experience into decision- and policy-making, and will provide a...
12 Apr 2023
17 Mar 2023
The ACTION (Asean CosTs In Oncology) study aimed to generate unprecedented data to help policymakers protect their people and economies from cancer’s catastrophic impact. Since 2015, ACTION has provided policymakers with the evidence needed to remove financial barriers to lifesaving diagnoses and treatments, giving cancer patients in Southeast Asia a voice, and improving their lives and those of...
17 Mar 2023
10 Mar 2023
The George Institute for Global Health, India is delighted to announce that it has been appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Founded in 2011, the Taskforce on Women and NCDs has been addressing the growing burden of NCDs on women by providing a platform for collaboration and engagement while developing relevant resources and advoc...
10 Mar 2023
