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WHO CSWG on NCDs: Exposing industry interference and conflict of interest before and during COVID-19

WHO Civil Society Working Group

WHO CSWG on NCDs: Exposing industry interference and conflict of interest before and during COVID-19

WHO Civil Society Working on NCDs - Exposing industry interference and conflict of interest before and during COVID-19 The CO..

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02 Oct 2020
NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - Mental Health Conditions & NCDs in Build Back Better Response

World Health Organization

NCD Voices in the Decade of Action - Mental Health Conditions & NCDs in Build Back Better Response

The fourth webinar in our series NCD Voices in the Decade of Action focused on Bridging the Gap – Integrating Mental Health Conditions and NCDs i..

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02 Oct 2020
Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease

World Health Organization

Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, Wo..

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02 Oct 2020
Clinical trials are neglecting the interplay between COVID-19 and chronic diseases, analysis shows

The George Institute for Global Health

Clinical trials are neglecting the interplay between COVID-19 and chronic diseases, analysis shows

The George Institute for Global Health People living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease and diabetes are more vuln..

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30 Sep 2020
Changing the game to improve availability and affordability of quality-assured insulin and associated devices

World Health Organization

Changing the game to improve availability and affordability of quality-assured insulin and associated devices

Over a four-day workshop that ended on 25 September 2020, WHO and key international health partners mapped out a plan to boost access to affordable..

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29 Sep 2020
Today is World Heart Day: #UseHeart to beat CVD!

NCD Alliance

Today is World Heart Day: #UseHeart to beat CVD!

World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September, when people around the globe join in activities to take charge of their heart health and ..

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29 Sep 2020
Treatment abandonment in children with cancer: does a sex difference exist?

The George Institute for Global Health

Treatment abandonment in children with cancer: does a sex difference exist?

The George Institute for Global Health New research by The George Institute for Health has investigated sex‐disparities in the abandonmen..

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24 Sep 2020
Webinar ‘Exposing COI and undue influence in industry responses before and during COVID-19’

WHO Civil Society Working Group

Webinar ‘Exposing COI and undue influence in industry responses before and during COVID-19’

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on health-harming industry tactics and partnerships with governments, CSOs and UN agencies and other stakehold..

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18 Sep 2020
More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food

World Health Organization

More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food

Two years into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ambitious effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, ..

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10 Sep 2020
INCB, WHO and UNODC statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization

INCB, WHO and UNODC statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) call..

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17 Aug 2020
73rd World Health Assembly Decisions

World Health Organization

73rd World Health Assembly Decisions

The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted a number of decisions to advance global public health that had been proposed ..

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13 Aug 2020
Imperial and The George Institute for Global Health to drive sustainable global health systems

The George Institute for Global Health

Imperial and The George Institute for Global Health to drive sustainable global health systems

The George Institute for Global Health Imperial has established a new partnership with the George Institute for Global Health, focusing on ..

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04 Aug 2020
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