The call for nominations for 🏆 2024 Awards of the United Nations Task Force on Non-communicable Diseases @UN Task Force #NCDs is open!!! We are looking for champions achieving outstanding results to:  🫀🫁🧠 prevent and control #NCDs and #mentalhealth  👩🏽‍🦽🧑🏽‍🦯 promote

Pakistan Society of Pediatric Oncology (#PSPO), in partnership with GoP, WHO and St Jude Global, conducting a workshop on early children's cancer diagnosis. Thank you Pakistan Pediatric Association (#PPA) for support

Pakistan Society of Pediatric Oncology and WHO team at the Early Detection of Childhood Cancer workshop for Pediatricians #PSPO #ppa #stjude

The challenges we face from noncommunicable diseases, infectious diseases and climate change are complex and overlapping. Our response must be: Science-based; Equitable; Multisectoral; Multilateral. Very pleased to join today the Global Science Summit, hosted by

A full military incursion into Rafah will plunge the crisis into unprecedented levels of humanitarian need. A ceasefire is urgently needed for the sake of humanity. #Gaza

After more than 1,100 Israelis were killed in the Hamas terror attacks of 7 October, after more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, haven’t we seen enough? Haven’t civilians suffered enough death & destruction? The international community has a shared

Extremely concerned about the ongoing siege of Al-Awda Hospital in northern #Gaza since 19 May. 148 staff and 22 patients remain inside, unable to leave. On 20 May, snipers aimed at the facility and an artillery rocket hit the fifth floor. This morning, the hospital came under

Are you an expert in the areas of #cancer, #CVD, or #diabetes in the #EMR? Do you have demonstrated achievements in translating research into policy at the national or international level? Consider applying for the prestigious Kuwait Prize! bit.ly/4buT8n2

.World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the airstrike on Sunday night in Rafah that reportedly killed 45 displaced people sheltering in tents. The injured were brought for treatment to the already overwhelmed WHO-supported trauma stabilisation point as well as to other field hospitals in Rafah. As

As I have said many times, investments in health and in universal health coverage should not be seen as a cost, but as an investment in healthy, productive and resilient societies. Fundamentally, #HealthForAll is a political choice. #WHA77

Met with my brother, Health Minister Dr Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh 🇩🇯 to discuss #Djibouti's health reforms on primary health care, control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health care. I assured the Minister of World Health Organization (WHO)'s commitment and support. #HealthForAll #WHA77

A reminder.

Kicking off the National Multistakeholder National Workshop on Childhood Cancer in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and St. Jude St. Jude Research 🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾

Dr Giuseppe Troisi from the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is presenting in the National Childhood Cancer Workshop about the Global Initiative of Childhood Cancer

More pictures from the National Multi-stakeholder Childhood Cancer Workshop as the first World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Syria WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean St. Jude Research GICC activity in Syria 🇸🇾

Integrating #palliative care into public #health strategies is imperative to address the complex needs of individuals with advanced and life-limiting illnesses. As the global population ages and chronic #NCDs conditions become more prevalent, the demand for palliative #care

Amid the horrors of war, it is easy to forget about #cancer. War destroys health systems, and people affected by cancer are particularly vulnerable. This is why World Health Organization (WHO) is part of the manifesto on improving cancer care in conflict-impacted populations. Political action is required.

Implementing the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People living with NCDs in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean Region knowledge-action-portal.com/en/news_and_ev…

📣 Just published: The investment case for prevention and management of #mentalhealth conditions in Jordan 🇯🇴. Mental health conditions are estimated to have cost #Jordan economy USD 355.1 million, equivalent to 0.75% of its gross domestic product. The annual costs comprise

The Guardian view on a global health crisis: living longer may not mean living healthier | Editorial #noncommunicable #diseases #ncds theguardian.com/commentisfree/…