08 Nov 2021
VicHealth
VicHealth welcomes new plan for kids' health and wellbeing
New 5-year Victorian Government plan puts health and wellbeing of young people and children first.
08 Nov 2021
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08 Nov 2021
Nossal Institute for Global Health
COVID Hero - Climate Laggard?
While COVID19 has shown the critical role of health systems as a first responder in a global planetary crisis, we need to recognise the uncomfortable fact that health systems are a major contributor to a different crisis - the climate crisis.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
Health Action International
Diabetes Self-Monitoring Devices in LMICs
To better understand the barriers to access to diabetes self-monitoring devices, the ACCISS Study, together with FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, commissioned a report by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) that outlined the current issues with access to self-monitoring devices.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
The cultural sensitivities of salt reduction
Facing Forward is a series of 25 short films and 10 articles from Lebanon, Ghana, Guinea, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Kenya, Thailand and the Pacific Islands, amongst other countries. The series aims to raise awareness of NCDs and highlight the stories of people who are living with them across the globe, as well as those of the communities, institutions and organisations who are leading the way to...
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
The George Institute for Global Health
Sticking to low-fat dairy may not be the only heart healthy option, study shows
New research amongst the world’s biggest consumers of dairy foods has shown that those with higher intakes of dairy fat - measured by levels of fatty acids in the blood - had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those with low intakes.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
The George Institute for Global Health
Global health community calls for climate action ahead of COP26 to avert “biggest health threat facing humanity”
The George Institute for Global Health has joined more than 300 organizations representing at least 45 million nurses, doctors and health professionals worldwide – about three quarters of the global health workforce – in signing an open letter to the 197 government leaders and national delegations ahead of the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. The letter warns that the climate cris...
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
The George Institute for Global Health
Counting women in COVID-19 vaccine research
There has been a “positive shift” in inclusive gender practices in COVID-19 vaccine research, but there is still room for improvement, experts say.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
Children's HeartLink
Children’s HeartLink + Heart University Develops Lectures on Heart Care in Low-Income Countries
Children’s HeartLink has been partnering with Heart University, a free education resource on heart disease, to develop a lecture series on pediatric cardiac care in low-resource countries.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
British Heart Foundation
Ultra-processed food is associated with cardiovascular disease
Weekly consumption of ultra-processed food is linked with an increased risk of heart disease even in those with an otherwise healthy diet, according to research presented at European Society of Cardiology Congress.
08 Nov 2021
08 Nov 2021
Alzheimer's Disease International
The first-hand experiences of dementia diagnosis
People living with dementia and carers from all over the world have shared their experience of the journey to diagnosis for this year's World Alzheimer's Month campaign.
08 Nov 2021
22 Oct 2021
ITU
Bridging the digital divide by 2030
New Partner2Connect coalition advances digital transformation and sustainable development in hardest-to-connect countries
22 Oct 2021