The research paper, published in the PLOS ONE journal, suggests that early identification and management of biological risk factors in younger age groups are essential to prevent their progression into…
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World No Tobacco Day: “We need food,not tobacco
World No Tobacco Day: “We need food, not tobacco”By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia. The World No Tobacco Day is here again. Effective tobacco control…
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Call for nominations: 2023 Task Force Awards for multisectoral action on NCDs and mental health
14 April 2023 The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases is pleased to share a call for nominations for the 2023 Task Force Awards.…
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Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion by 2035
World Obesity Atlas 2023 highlights Global study predicts that more than half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support…
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WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer
Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040.…
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Event Info: Approaches to Health Data: A Public Health Seminar
Event Info: Approaches to Health Data: A Public Health Seminar. Speakers:PD Dr. Ursula Berger, Senior Bio-statistician and Epidemiologist, Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and EpidemiologyLudwig-Maximilians- Universitat Munchen, Germany. Mr.…
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Call for proposals! Implementation research for the prevention and control of NCDs
Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) Noncommunicable Disease Department and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research invite proposals for implementation research that addresses integrated service delivery for the…
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Health sector readiness for the prevention and control of NCDs: A multi-method qualitative assessment in Nepal
Original Paper: PLOS ONE Abstract In Nepal, deaths attributable to NCDs have increased in recent years. Although NCDs constitute a major public health problem, how best to address this has…
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WHO Launches NCDs Data Portal to Strengthen Accountability
Overview World Health Organization’s new NCD data portal contains the latest country-specific data, risk factors and policy implementation for 194 countries. It allows the exploration of the data for four…
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WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate progress for NCD prevention and control
7 September 2022 News release Paro, Bhutan | 7 September 2022 The Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today resolved to accelerate progress for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases,…