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Cancer Survival Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Progress towards the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer target of 60% 5-year survival for all childhood cancers combined, 1990–2019 (CONCORD-4)

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29 Apr 2026

&nbsp;This study provides the most comprehensive global analysis of childhood cancer survival to date, using real-world data from over 600,000 children across 68 countries. It introduces a new Cancer Survival Index to enable comparable tracking of pr...

PublicationCancerMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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Wilms Cancer Foundation

Pediatric Renal Cancer/ Childhood Kidney Cancer (Wilms): Wilms Tumor Relapse (Factors, Treatment Options & Long-term Care)

Article

23 Apr 2026

The following information forms part of the Wilms Cancer Foundation's (WCF) wider comprehensive “Briefing Series” on; ‘Wilms tumor’. The series is designed to provide educational information to key stakeholder groups, at multiple levels, incl...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsGuideFact sheetCancerHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+7

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International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Is MASLD a missing piece in type 2 diabetes care?

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17 Apr 2026

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is strongly linked to type 2 diabetes and occurs when excess fat builds up in the liver due to insulin resistance, obesity, and high blood sugar. People with type 2 diabetes are at grea...

ArticleDiabetes

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International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Journey to healthy glucose: Two years of lessons from a real-world lifestyle programme

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09 Apr 2026

Managing glucose levels requires more than occasional advice or isolated interventions. For a person living with insulin resistance, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes, long-term support is essential.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the past two years, Mexico has imple...

ArticleDiabetesDigital health and innovation

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09 Apr 2026

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

A pilot programme underway in Egypt addresses a critical gap: many children with type 1 diabetes lack access to the tools and supplies.

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is transforming how diabetes is managed – but for many families in lower-resource settings, it remains out of reach.The technology tracks glucose levels continuously, providing real-time feedback and alerts. This allows individuals and caregivers to respond quickly to changes, reducing uncertainty and improving safety.For children and their families, CGM can e...

09 Apr 2026

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09 Apr 2026

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

The good, the bad & the ugly of conducting diabetes research in a small country

If diabetes can be prevented in small countries, it can be prevented anywhere. Small countries should not be viewed as epidemiological outliers, but rather as early warning systems that provide valuable insight into how conditions develop and evolve within populations. The idea that small countries are not outliers and that we can test prevention policies in real time underscores their role as pra...

09 Apr 2026

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01 Apr 2026

Forum of International Respiratory Societies

TB Is Not a Fact of Life: Break the Chain of Transmission – World TB Day 2026 Respiratory societies call for urgent prioritization of TB detection and treatment in high-burden settings

On World TB Day 2026, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and its members are urging governments, international agencies, and the global health community to prioritise evidence-based strategies to stop tuberculosis (TB) transmission and accelerate progress toward ending the disease.Cassandra Kelly-Cirino is the Executive Director of the&nbsp;International Union Against Tubercul...

01 Apr 2026

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01 Apr 2026

Forum of International Respiratory Societies

Healthy Lungs for Life Returns in 2026 with Expanded Global Grants

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and the European Lung Foundation (ELF) are delighted to announce the return of the Healthy Lungs for Life (HLfL) grants programme for 2026, continuing their shared commitment to supporting community-led initiatives that promote lung health.HLfL is a global public awareness campaign that funds events and initiatives focused on promoting physic...

01 Apr 2026

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30 Mar 2026

World Health Organization

Lived experience informing World Patient Safety Day 2026: Safe care for noncommunicable diseases

Every year in September, World Patient Safety Day creates global momentum to reduce avoidable harm in health care. This year’s priority theme is safe care for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the world-leading cause of premature, avoidable death. A dedicated workshop with people living with NCDs and healthcare professionals organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) helped identify key mes...

30 Mar 2026

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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Western Pacific regional implementation plan for the global strategy and action plan on oral health

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27 Mar 2026

During the seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee in 2025, the Western Pacific Regional Implementation Plan for the Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health (WPR/RC76/6) and its associated resolution (WPR/RC76.R3) were endorsed, ou...

PublicationOral Health

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Health Action International (HAI)

Access to Glucose Self-Monitoring Technologies for the Management of Diabetes

Report

25 Mar 2026

The report Moving Forward on Access to Glucose Self-Monitoring Technologies for the Management of Diabetes uses a product life cycle framework based on WHO’s framework for the life cycle of medicines, and adapted based on a paper employing the fram...

ReportDiabetesNCD LabDigital health and innovation+1

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Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform

COPD Exacerbations Hub

Guide

23 Mar 2026

The article is part of a patient education hub created by the Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) focused on COPD flare-ups (exacerbations). It explains that COPD is a chronic lung disease where symptoms like breathlessness and coughi...

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco use+3

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