WHO: Tobacco industry interference
Tobacco addiction is a global epidemic that ravages entire countries and regions, wreaking the most havoc in the most vulnerable…
World no tobacco day: Awards (2018)
Call for nominations Geneva, 16 January 2018 — The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World…
WHO: Patients for patient safety news (2013)
Welcome to the latest edition of PFPS News. We have lots of good news to share with you. During the…
WHO: NCDs progress monitor (2017)
Premature death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to be one of the major development challenges in the 21st century. NCDs…
WHO: NCD progress monitor (2015)
Each year, 16 million people die prematurely before the age of 70 from NCDs. Strikingly, 4 out of 5 of…
WHO: Injection safety guidelines
Injections are one of the most common health care procedures. Every year at least 16 billion injections are administered worldwide.…
WHO: Co-chairs statement global dialogue meeting NCDs – Balaclava, Mauritius, (19-21 October 2016)
WHO GCM/NCD Global Dialogue on the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle…
WHO: Halt the rise in diabetes
Heart disease and stroke, cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause tens of millions of…
WHO – Model list of essential in vitro diagnostics – first edition (2018)
The World Health Organization (WHO) published the first edition of the Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics (EDL) in…
WHO – Global Status Report on NCDs 2014
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are one of the major health and development challenges of the 21st century, in terms of both…
WHO – GLOBAL NCD TARGET REDUCE THE HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL
Heart disease and stroke, cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause tens of millions of…
WHO – Global Coordination Mechanism On The Prevention And Control Of NCDS
It has been two years since the Director-General of WHO established a Secretariat within the office of the Assistant Director-General…
WHO – For Country Implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)1 and its Parties acknowledge that the tobacco industry represents a serious…
WHO – Assessing National Capacity For The Prevention and Control of NCDs
Last year, 2015 was an historic year for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Global leaders, recognizing the enormous burden that NCDs place…
WHO – Assessing National Capacity For The Prevention and Control of NCDs
Last year, 2015 was an historic year for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Global leaders, recognizing the enormous burden that NCDs place…
WHO – 2016 who Technical Report on Conflict of Interest and Nutrition
In response to the emerging challenge of conflicts of interest in nutrition, the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development…
WHO – 2016 WHO Earmarked Tobacco Taxes
Globally, and particularly in low- and middle-income countries, health budgets are under strain to meet the challenge of preventing the…
WHO – Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions in many countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. The Sustainable Development Goals,…
UNiversity of Waterloo: Canadian Report On Soda Taxes (2015)
The research predicts dire effects if sugary drink consumption is not curtailed—more than $50 billion in health care costs over…
Global Nutrition Report 2017
A better nourished world is a better world. Yet the 2017 Global Nutrition Report shows that, despite the significant steps…
Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases
The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 proposes that “as appropriate to national context,…
National Department of Health – National Health Insurance White Paper 2017
National Health Insurance (NHI) is a healthcare financing system that is designed to pool funds to actively purchase and provide…
National Mental Health Policy Framework And Strategic Plan 2013-2020
This National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020 marks an important milestone in our ongoing efforts to transform…
Mapping of NCD civil society organisations in the WHO African Region – WHO NCD Alliance (2018)
The NCD Alliance and WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), organised a Regional Consultation on the roles and responsibilities of…
WHO: General assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs (2017)
Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be…
UN – Secretary General’s Report on Progress on the Prevention and Control of NCDs – December 2017
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/300, the present report sets out the progress achieved since 2014 in the implementation of…
Mortality and Causes of Death in South Africa – Stats SA (2016)
This statistical release presents information on mortality and causes of death in South Africa for deaths that occurred in 2016.…
Civil Society: National NCD Status Report (2014)
Guidelines for the content, length and potential authors of CSNSR by section. Objective of the CSNNSR is to understand and assess…
Prescribed Minimum Benefits
Background The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is embarking on a process to review the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). In…
Oesophageal Cancer – CMScript
The 2011 National Cancer Registry (NCR) report shows that oesophageal cancer (OC) is the 7th most common cancer in males…
Communication Guidelines for Medical Schemes Discussion Document – 2012
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is involved in a process of determining a set of guidelines for communication to…
SA NCD Alliance Profile: AIDS MMT Henry Mkwanzi – Lessons Learnt From (2014)
2014 SA NCD Alliance Lessons Learnt From AIDS MMT – Henry Mkwanzi
World Kidney Day: Kidney disease and obesity (2017)
World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys Mark the day…
NCD Alliance – DISABILITY AND NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
An estimated 1 billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, have a disability 1, and the increase in diabetes,…
IAPO Patient Solidarity Day 2016 Resources
In September 2015, the 194 Member States of the United Nations agreed to develop and put in place practical actions…
CANSA: Smoking robs your health and your wallet (2017)
Tobacco use is a threat to any person, regardless of gender, age, and race, cultural or educational background that causes over…
WHO: Halt the rise in obesity
Heart disease and stroke, cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause tens of millions of…
Prescribed Minimum Benefits
Background The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is embarking on a process to review the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). In…
Oesophageal Cancer – CMScript
The 2011 National Cancer Registry (NCR) report shows that oesophageal cancer (OC) is the 7th most common cancer in males…