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World Obesity Federation

Addressing weight stigma and misconceptions about obesity

Briefs & Fact Sheets

25 Feb 2022

With the prevalence of overweight and obesity rising globally, people living with obesity are constantly shamed and blamed for their disease.&nbsp;But like other chronic diseases, the root causes of obesity run much deeper and can be genetic, psychol...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivity+1

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WHO FCTC Secretariat

Tobacco has a negative impact on the environment

Briefs & Fact Sheets

25 Jan 2022

This video showcases key facts and figures on the impact of tobacco cultivation and smoking on our environment and health.

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of healthHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+6

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable diseases kit (NCDK) 2022

Briefs & Fact Sheets

21 Jan 2022

The World Health Organization's Noncommunicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) 2022 is designed to support the treatment of chronic disease patients in emergency settings. It provides essential medicines and medical devices for managing hypertension, cardiac co...

Briefs & Fact SheetsGuideCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+5

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World Health Organization

Cervical cancer country profiles

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Dec 2021

Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, yet it is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for Cervi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCase studyReportCancer+1

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World Health Organization & United Nations Development Program

Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic Examples of actions being taken by selected members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases

Briefs & Fact Sheets

27 Oct 2021

The publication complements the report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on the Task Force (E/2021/48/Rev.1, 7 May 2021), which outlined some of the ongoing activities of Task Force members to support Members States to respond...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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United Nations World Food Programme

WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework

Briefs & Fact Sheets

24 Apr 2021

WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework (SERRF, formerly the MTPF) lays out WFP’s contribution to inclusive and resilient recovery. It provides a flexible framework for WFP to support affected communities, national governm...

Briefs & Fact SheetsSocial determinants of health

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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

New policy brief: Advocacy and policy to tackle multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

09 Apr 2021

A recent policy brief produced by the GACD Multimorbidity Working Group highlights the evidence and practice gaps related to multimorbidity in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of the policy brief is to provide funders and policy...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Obesity Federation

Factsheet: The Roots of Obesity

Briefs & Fact Sheets

03 Mar 2021

Simple factsheet explaining the roots of obesity concisely.

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World Health Organization

Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020

Briefs & Fact Sheets

26 Aug 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, w...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseases

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United Nations

Policy Brief of the UN Secretary-General: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

03 Aug 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded gro...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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Wilms Cancer Foundation

Pediatric Renal Cancer/ Childhood Kidney Cancer (Wilms): Surveillance and Follow-up Guidelines (Standard and High-Risk Pediatric Renal Tumor)

Article

23 May 2020

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, at multiple levels, to key stakeholder groups incl...

ArticleBriefs & Fact SheetsGuideFact sheetCancerHealth Literacy DevelopmentMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+6

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United Nations

Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

15 May 2020

Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. Good mental health is critical to the functioning of society at the best of times. It...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCommunicable diseases

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