The hearWHO app is based on validated digits-in-noise technology. This app gives the general public access to a hearing screener to check their hearing status and monitor it over time. …
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Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from the World …
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Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions in Nepal
Non-communicable diseases are a major public health problem in Nepal accounting for around 60% of the total annual deaths in 2014 (WHO). The Package of Essential Non-communicable Diseases (PEN) has …
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WHO launched the first WHO Guidelines on Housing and Health
WHO launched the first WHO Guidelines on Housing and Health Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2018 The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with …
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The World Malaria Report 2018
The World Malaria Report 2018: The World malaria report, published annually, provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The latest report, released on 19 November 2018, …
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Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Main findings
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Main findings (Published in The Lancet in November 2018). GBD 2017 provides for the first time an independent estimation of population, for each of …
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Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care 2018
25 October 2018: Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health …
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The Declaration of Alma-Ata on Primary Health Care
Declaration of Alma-Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata, USSR, 6-12 September 1978 The International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata this twelfth day of September in …
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NCDA civil society statement on 2018 Political Declaration on NCDs
NCDA civil society statement on 2018 Political Declaration on NCDs: STATEMENT ENOUGH: nearly 300 organisations and experts calls on world leaders to seize the ‘do or die’ moment of the …
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Saving lives, spending less: A strategic response to noncommunicable diseases
A new World Health Organization (WHO) web-based tool shows for the first time country-specific data on investment opportunities for scaling up interventions to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and …
