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We must make investments today to improve the lives of millions in LMICs and enable informed, healthier, better choices for all.” A call to action by Edith Mukantwari

Edith Mukantwari

We must make investments today to improve the lives of millions in LMICs and enable informed, healthier, better choices for all.” A call to action by Edith Mukantwari

Like me, many people living with NCDs are afraid that their lives will be cut short and lost too soon. I lived most of my 20’s afraid that I’d ..

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17 Apr 2024
WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs: Call for new members

World Health Organization

WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs: Call for new members

The global health community is on a tight deadline in its fight against NCDs, and every voice matters. Civil society should come together f..

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15 Apr 2024
World Cancer Research Fund publishes findings connecting lifestyle changes and colorectal cancer survival

Union for International Cancer Control

World Cancer Research Fund publishes findings connecting lifestyle changes and colorectal cancer survival

HIGHLIGHTS The World Cancer Research Fund's Global Cancer Update Programme study, published in the International Journal of C..

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15 Apr 2024
Transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care: Launch of the fourth cycle of the NCD Lab

Yvonne Arivalagan

Transforming the delivery of NCD and mental health services in primary health care: Launch of the fourth cycle of the NCD Lab

A radical shift in global public health is needed to avert millions of preventable and premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), inclu..

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10 Apr 2024
The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance

NCD Alliance

The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance

The under-funding of NCDs and mental health is not just an issue at national level. Today, NCDs cause 41 million deaths per year – 74% of all dea..

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05 Apr 2024
Integrating NCDs and mental health financing for person-centred care, better results and more cost-effective outcomes: A call to action by UnitedGMH

United for Global Mental Health

Integrating NCDs and mental health financing for person-centred care, better results and more cost-effective outcomes: A call to action by UnitedGMH

WHO and the World Bank are hosting a dialogue on NCDs and mental health financing in June 2024. Ahead of this meeting, civil society was invited to..

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05 Apr 2024
GACD Open Funding Call

Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

GACD Open Funding Call

The ninth call for applications under the GACD banner focuses on implementation research proposals, to address management of multiple lon..

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03 Apr 2024
Alcohol retailers exploiting pregnancy warning loophole, putting babies at risk

The George Institute

Alcohol retailers exploiting pregnancy warning loophole, putting babies at risk

New research by The George Institute for Global Health published in Drug and Alcohol Review has revealed Australia’s largest alcohol re..

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28 Mar 2024
World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

The George Institute

World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

A new national research, policy and education centre to improve health outcomes for all Australians will challenge the ‘one-size-fits-all’ male..

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28 Mar 2024
Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines

The George Institute

Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international grou..

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28 Mar 2024
The WHO NCD Lab: Supporting grassroots innovations on NCDs to achieve greater scale and impact

World Health Organization

The WHO NCD Lab: Supporting grassroots innovations on NCDs to achieve greater scale and impact

Innovative action is urgently needed to curb the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular dis..

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27 Mar 2024
Respiratory groups call for comprehensive TB screening in high-burden settings.

Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS)

Respiratory groups call for comprehensive TB screening in high-burden settings.

Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis. On World TB Day, 24 March 2024,  the Forum of International Respiratory Soc..

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22 Mar 2024
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