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The George Institute for Global Health, India appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and NCDs

The George Institute for Global Health

The George Institute for Global Health, India appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and NCDs

The George Institute for Global Health, India is delighted to announce that it has been appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and Non-C..

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10 Mar 2023
Health Literacy Development for the Prevention and Control of NCDs: WHO Report Launch Webinar

World Health Organization

Health Literacy Development for the Prevention and Control of NCDs: WHO Report Launch Webinar

Health and wellbeing remain out of reach for millions of people around the world. A key enabler to address this gap and accelerate progress is heal..

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03 Mar 2023
NCD LAB 2022 Webinar

World Health Organization

NCD LAB 2022 Webinar

Launched by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), the ..

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09 Dec 2022
WHO NCD Lab webinar: implementing grassroots innovations to tackle obesity

World Health Organization

WHO NCD Lab webinar: implementing grassroots innovations to tackle obesity

Launched by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), the ..

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02 Dec 2022
NCDs investment fund puts control in hands of low- and middle-income countries

Ncd alliance

NCDs investment fund puts control in hands of low- and middle-income countries

A new fund developed to spur investment in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health, puts the countries hardest hit by in..

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21 Nov 2022
Childhood obesity in European Region remains high: new WHO report presents latest country data

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

Childhood obesity in European Region remains high: new WHO report presents latest country data

WHO/Europe has published a new Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) report, the fifth in a series measuring trends in overweight and ..

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08 Nov 2022
Web-based consultation on the Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health conditions.

World Health Organization

Web-based consultation on the Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health conditions.

The WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health conditions (hereby ‘The Frame..

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24 Oct 2022
Invest in obesity prevention and management, save trillions

NCD Alliance

Invest in obesity prevention and management, save trillions

This year’s theme for the NCD Global Week for Action, ‘invest to protect,’ could not have come at a better time for the obesity community. Af..

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20 Oct 2022
Global Week for Action on NCDs & Short film documentary on lived experience

World Health Organization

Global Week for Action on NCDs & Short film documentary on lived experience

From 5 September 2022, the 2022 Global Week for Action on NCDs seeks to ensure NCD prevention and management get the attention and action they dese..

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07 Sep 2022
Primary care investment: key to preventing financial catastrophe from NCDs

NCD Alliance, The George Institute

Primary care investment: key to preventing financial catastrophe from NCDs

People living with or at risk of developing an NCD, require long-term care that is proactive, patient-centred, integrated, community-based, and s..

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02 Sep 2022
Feature story: Grassroots innovation to beat noncommunicable diseases

World Health Organization

Feature story: Grassroots innovation to beat noncommunicable diseases

In 2021, WHO launched the NCD Lab, an initiative leveraging community-driven grassroots innovations with the potential to be game changers in ..

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19 Aug 2022
Podcast

Union for International Cancer Control

Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Obesity, nutrition and cancer

In this podcast episode of Let's Talk Cancer, Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) t..

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15 Aug 2022
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