Submitted by bdesantiago on 26 septembre, 2022 - 16:18
In this blog, Fausto Pinto, President of the World Heart Federation (WHF), calls on medical practicioners, policymakers, the private sector, academia and patients to come together on World Heart Day.
Most chronic respiratory diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer, should be rare since they are largely preventable. However, inadequate control of tobacco and air pollution means they continue to be a highly prevalent global health burden. Learn more about the most common chronic respiratory diseases and the ways to prevent them.
Cada dos segundos, una persona menor de 70 años muere a causa de una ENT, y el 86% de esas muertes ocurre en países de ingresos medios y bajos, dice la OMS en un nuevo informe, acompañado por un portal de información y datos
Air pollution is the world’s largest single environmental health risk, with over 90% of the global population living with unsafe levels of air pollution. It is estimated to cause at least 7 million deaths every year worldwide, with some estimates ranging much higher, and 80% of these deaths are due to NCDs.
Sudáfrica ha lanzado su nueva estrategia para las ENT, el Plan Estratégico Nacional para la Prevención y el Control de Enfermedades No Transmisibles, 2022-2027. En esta entrevista, la Dra. Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson, directora de la Alianza de ENT Sudáfrica, que trabajó con el gobierno más de ocho años para completar el documento, analiza el proceso y los resultados.
The Rwanda NCD Alliance has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award. The award recognises their work in building multisectoral collaboration on NCDs in Rwanda.
Every two seconds, a person under the age of 70 dies of an NCD, and 86% of those deaths occur LMICs, says WHO in a new report and accompanying data portal.
South Africa has launched its new NCD strategy, The National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, 2022-2027.In this interview, Dr. Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson is Director of the South African NCD Alliance, which worked with the government over eight years to complete the document discusses the process and results.
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