02 Oct 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today signed a new collaborative framework which will accelerate joint public health efforts that put the most marginalized and vulnerable populations first. Read more here.
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
The video brings together some of George Institute's experts and partners around the world to consider the importance and impact of COVID-19 on NCD prevention and management in different contexts, and the key research questions emerging as a consequence.
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
WHO Civil Society Working on NCDs - Exposing industry interference and conflict of interest before and during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on health-harming industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakeholders that challenge coherence in NCD policies and actions due to conflict of interest and potential for undue influence in polic...
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
The fourth webinar in our series NCD Voices in the Decade of Action focused on Bridging the Gap – Integrating Mental Health Conditions and NCDs in a Build Back Better Response. This webinar continues with the ethos of pass the mic, where we aim to highlight initiatives and perspectives that often go unheard. Leading up to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, there are less than 10 years to...
02 Oct 2020
02 Oct 2020
Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September. This equates to one in five of all deaths from heart disease, warn the report’s authors, who urge all tobacco users to quit and avoid...
02 Oct 2020
29 Sep 2020
Over a four-day workshop that ended on 25 September 2020, WHO and key international health partners mapped out a plan to boost access to affordable and quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes. Read more here.
29 Sep 2020
18 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on health-harming industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakeholders that challenge coherence in NCD policies and actions due to conflict of interest and potential for undue influence in policy development and implementation.
18 Sep 2020
10 Sep 2020
Two years into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ambitious effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the Organization reports that 58 countries so far have introduced laws that will protect 3.2 billion people from the harmful substance by the end of 2021. But more than 100 countries still need to take actions to remove these harmful substances from the...
10 Sep 2020
17 Aug 2020
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) call on governments to ensure that the procurement and supply of controlled medicines in countries meet the needs of patients, both those who have COVID-19 and those who require internationally controlled medicines for other medical conditions. Read more...
17 Aug 2020
13 Aug 2020
The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted a number of decisions to advance global public health that had been proposed to the 73rd World Health Assembly in May 2020, via a "Written Silence Procedure". The proposals relate to: strengthening global immunization efforts; cervical cancer prevention and control; a global strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation; eye...
13 Aug 2020
03 Aug 2020
Diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, immunosuppressed and TB, place people at increased risk for more severe disease. Many of these conditions are widespread in the Americas. Washington, D.C., July 21, 2020 (PAHO) — In the Americas, three out of ten people – or nearly 325 million – are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19 illness due to underlying health conditions, Pan Amer...
03 Aug 2020
23 Jun 2020
According to World Health Organization, People living with or affected by major non-communicable diseases (NCD) and conditions: such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19. Several risk factors attributable to NCDs also make people vulnerable to the virus, and obesity-related condit...
23 Jun 2020
