Filter
1192
Text search:
obesity
Featured
Recommendations
94
New Publications
311
Language
Document type
No document type
564
Studies & Reports
306
Guidelines
154
Strategic & Response Plan
40
Manuals
36
Fact sheets
34
Training Material
20
Infographics
15
Resource Platforms
10
Brochures
5
Situation Updates
5
Dashboards/Maps
1
App
1
Videos
1
Countries / Regions
Global
91
India
86
Kenya
43
Latin America and the Carribbean
40
South Africa
29
Philippines
26
Ethiopia
22
Western and Central Europe
22
Namibia
18
Africa
18
Ghana
17
Nepal
17
Rwanda
15
Nigeria
14
Uganda
14
Sierra Leone
13
Bangladesh
13
Myanmar / Burma
12
Indonesia
11
Zambia
10
Tanzania
10
Liberia
9
Malawi
9
Botswana
9
Lesotho
9
South–East Asia Region
9
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
9
Brazil
8
Asia
8
Paraguay
7
North America
7
Congo, Democratic Republic of
6
Syria
6
Venezuela
6
Eastern Europe
6
Zimbabwe
5
Cambodia
5
Eswatini/ Swaziland
5
Ukraine
5
Middle East and North Africa
5
Senegal
4
Haiti
4
Germany
4
Mozambique
4
East and Southern Africa
4
Russia
4
United Kingdom
4
USA
3
Turkey
3
Peru
3
Chile
3
West and Central Africa
3
Western Pacific Region
3
Moldova
3
Kyrgyzstan
3
Portugal
3
Pakistan
2
South Sudan
2
Afghanistan
2
North Macedonia
2
Mexico
2
Other region
2
Kazakhstan
2
Spain
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Guinea
1
Burkina Faso
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Cameroon
1
Togo
1
Somalia
1
Iraq
1
Jordan
1
Lebanon
1
Egypt
1
Chad
1
Thailand
1
China
1
Ireland
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Sudan
1
Argentina
1
Libya
1
Angola
1
Madagascar
1
Yemen
1
Palestine
1
Albania
1
Djibouti
1
Tajikistan
1
Qatar
1
Estonia
1
Iran
1
Vietnam
1
Turkmenistan
1
Jamaica
1
France
1
Azerbaijan
1
Israel
1
Latvia
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
529
Public Health
171
Clinical Guidelines
96
Women & Child Health
86
Key Resources
31
Capacity Building
27
Pharmacy & Technologies
4
Toolboxes
NCDs
162
COVID-19
109
Mental Health
97
Planetary Health
88
Global Health Education
49
Caregiver
30
Disability
18
HIV
18
Refugee
16
Rapid Response
11
TB
9
Conflict
7
Health Financing Toolbox
7
Ebola
6
Zika
6
NTDs
6
AMR
5
Pharmacy
5
Natural Hazards
1
Social Ethics
1
Building on the successes and learnings of the 2012 Nutrition Policy, the new Nutrition Policy of the World Food Programme (WFP) reaffirms the organization’s commitment to addressing malnutrition as a primary channel to reach Zero Hunger. The new policy aims to contribute to the elimination of all
...
Accessed: 01.05.2020
Breastmilk is the best source of nutrition for infants, including infants whose mothers have confirmed or suspected coronavirus infection. As long as an infected mother takes appropriate precautions—outlined below—she can breastfeed her baby. Breastmilk contains antibodie
...
To help parents keep their children healthy and fit, WHO has developed the Child Nutrition and Physical Activity Guide. In addition to parents, the guide may prove to be a useful tool for other adults (such as grandparents or caregivers) working with primary school-aged children.
The Child Nutrit
...
WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines.
Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19
The guidance includes updated risk rates for
...
Development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is influenced by risk factors such as:
tobacco use, an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, obesity (which can result from
a combination of unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and other factors), elevat
...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic condition characterized by insulin resistance and an inability to properly regulate blood sugar levels. The two most important risk factors for T2DM are a family history of diabetes and obesity, though ag
...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 72% of all deaths globally and this proportion is growing. Greatest increases in NCD mortality are seen in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Places that only a generation ago knew famine are
today experiencing epidemics of
...
Risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in Ukraine in 2019. This document summarizes the findings of the STEPS survey in Ukraine and compares them with the results of STEPS surveys carried out in other countries in the WHO European Region, as well as with selected other surveys in Ukraine. The sur
...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 81% of all deaths in the region of the Americas, of which 34% befall prematurely in people between 30- 69 years old. The burden of theses diseases and their common risk factors jeopardize the health systems to provide adequate management, as well a
...
Hypertension is the main risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. Each year 1.6 million deaths befall from cardiovascular disease in the region of the Americas, of which about half a million occur in people under age 70, which is considered premature and preventable death. Hypertension aff
...
Tanzania, like other developing countries, is facing a higher burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The country is experiencing rapid growth of modifiable and intermediate risk factors that accelerate CVD mortality and morbidity rates. In rural and urban settings, cardiovascular risk factors suc
...
Key facts
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally.
- An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke.
- Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- an
...
Almost all populations are consuming too much sodium. The global mean intake of adults is 4310 mg/day sodium (equivalent to 10.78 g/day salt). This is more than double the World Health Organization recommendation for adults of less than 2000 mg/day sodium (equivalent to < 5 g/day salt).
- The primary health effect associated with diets high in sodium is raised blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, gastric cancer,
...
The incidence of circulatory disorders is increasing worldwide, affecting both low- and middle-income countries and some high-income countries. There is evidence of rising incidence and prevalence rates, even among younger individuals, along with an increasing prevalence of risk factors such as high
...
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resist
...
troke, a major Non-Communicable Disease (NCD), is responsible for 3.5% of disabilityadjusted life year (DALY) in India.Apart from risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases and positive family history, other lifestyle related factors such as unhealthy diet,
...
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa webpage on diabetes provides an overview of the disease's impact in the African Region. It highlights that diabetes is a serious, chronic, and costly condition, with projections estimating cases to rise to 23.9 million by 2030. The page outl
...
The article "Cardiovascular Diseases" on Our World in Data provides an in-depth analysis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the leading cause of death globally. It examines CVD trends, such as the decline in mortality rates in high-income countries due to improved healthcare and lifestyle changes, wh
...
Key facts
- A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
- Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health.
- Healthy dietary practices start
...
Topics in Antiviral Medicine 25 Issue 2 May/June 2017
