In February, the Inter-Agency Expert Group – SDGs (IAEG-SDGs) revised one of two indicators for UHC that was meant to measure financial protection. The new indicator not only no longer measures this, but is not universally agreed upon nor policy-neutral.
The World Heart Federation has launched 'Polypill News'. This monthly publication provides updates on fixed dose combination drugs ('polypills') for preventing cardiovascular events.
Working Groups are being convened under the WHO GCM/NCD to produce recommendations to Governments on NCD prevention & control. Background papers are now available for review.
Health groups from around the globe are calling on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to adopt and enforce a policy of not marketing sugar drinks to children aged 16 and under
NCDs are a group of conditions that cannot be truly reflected by death outcomes, yet measurement systems really only judge success on death. Have we missed an opportunity to reshape how we see and measure “health”?
Following on from the Habitat III Thematic Meeting on Public Space in Barcelona on 4 and 5 April, the Barcelona Declaration has been finalised and is now available online.