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Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs
Take a look behind the scenes of the Knowledge Action Portal (KAP).
Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability
We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring global action to cover additional people with health services, medicines, vaccines, diagnostic and health technologies for the prevention, screening, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. We aim to advance health equity for persons with disabilities, we have a focus on sensory impairments and bring together the work on rehabilitation from across the departments and from the 3 levels of the organization.
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On the road to 2025 and beyond
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HLM4: On the road to 2025 and beyond
Preparatory process for the Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs (HLM4)
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Implementation roadmap 2023–2030
for the Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2030
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Children participate in an anti-tobacco workshop called "Agent 00 Cigarettes, LILT Mission." The workshop is part of a campaign by LILT (Italian League For The Fight Against Cancer) to educate kids about the dangers of smoking.
Children participate in an anti-tobacco workshop called "Agent 00 Cigarettes, LILT Mission." The workshop is part of a campaign by LILT (Italian League For The Fight Against Cancer) to educate kids about the dangers of smoking.
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Tobacco products are products made entirely or partly of leaf tobacco as raw material, which are intended to be smoked, sucked, chewed or snuffed. All contain the highly addictive psychoactive ingredient, nicotine.
Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, lung diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Despite this, it is common throughout the world. A number of countries have legislation restricting tobacco advertising, and regulating who can buy and use tobacco products, and where people can smoke.
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Noncommunicable diseases progress monitor 2025
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Toolkit for oral health professionals to deliver brief tobacco interventions in primary care
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Mobile Health for Tobacco Cessation (mTobaccoCessation)
There is extensive evidence that mobile phone-based support for smoking cessation is effective. The main objective of this handbook is to assist countries...
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Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS)
This document, Tobacco Questions for Surveys, has been prepared for surveys that want to include questions on tobacco. If national and sub-national...
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