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World Cancer Day 2019: Act urgently to improve early cancer detection
World Days | 04th February 2019
Nearly five million cases of breast, cervical, colorectal and oral cancers diagnosed in 2018 could have been detected sooner and treated more effectively, said UICC.
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Global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and climate change is gravest health threat - The Lancet
Announcements | 30th January 2019
Unchecked production of unhealthy foods is resulting in a double burden of obesity and undernutrition, which will be exacerbated by climate change. This ‘global syndemic’ is the greatest threat to human health, says a new report.
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What works to eliminate trans fats from the food supply?
Announcements | 29th January 2019
Experts presented on the TFA elimination policies of Argentina, Canada and Denmark in a roundtable held by NCDA and Resolve to Save Lives (an initiative of Vital Strategies) this week in Geneva.
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Migrants to Europe who live in poor conditions susceptible to developing NCDs
Announcements | 22nd January 2019
Migrants and refugees in Europe have generally good health but are susceptible to developing NCDs if they live in poverty, according to a new WHO report.
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Improve diets now for better personal and planetary health - Lancet report
Announcements | 16th January 2019
Following a healthy and sustainable diet could avoid roughly 11 million premature deaths per year, says a new report by the EAT-Lancet Commission.
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'I Am and I Will' - World Cancer Day 2019
World Days | 15th January 2019
World Cancer Day (WCD) 2019, celebrated on 4 February, marks the launch of the 3 -year ‘I Am and I Will’ campaign.
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International Migrants Day: promote health in global mobility
World Days | 18th December 2018
As deaths of migrants and refugees in 2018 approaches 3,400, the UN has declared Migration with Dignity the theme of the annual International Migrants Day (18 December).
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Profit trumps people at UN climate meeting
Announcements | 17th December 2018
After overtime negotiations, the COP24 meeting in Katowice, Poland recently agreed on the ‘Paris Rulebook’ - the implementing guidelines of the Paris Agreement.