Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Overview The World Hypertension day is celebrated on May 17 every year. It is observed annually to raise awareness about hypertension.World Hypertension day was initiated by the World Hypertension League (WHL). Objective The …

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Nepal has endorsed the new National Mental Health Strategy & Action Plan 2077 to combat with the mental health problems in Nepal. Recommended …

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs has launched a call for nominations for the 2021 UNIATF Awards to recognize achievements during 2020 on …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Disease-related Research (TAG-NCDR). This “Call for experts” provides information about the …

The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and …

World Cancer Day 2021: I Am And I Will! Together, all of our actions matter. World Cancer Day, every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union …

Sanchita Subedi Type 2 diabetes has been a serious problem of today’s world. It has been increasing with the increased low physical activity, day to day stressful lifestyle. Diabetes Mellitus-2 …

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of …

WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.”  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are …

The WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour provide evidence-based public health recommendations for children, adolescents, adults and older adults on the amount of physical activity (frequency, intensity and …