IFPMA launches NCD Framework for Action

IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations) recently released a NCD Framework for Action, highlighting specific areas of action including:  innovation, access and affordability, prevention and health education.  The document underscores the essential role of partnerships in addressing the challenge of non-communicable disease. Read more about the NCD Framework for Action: PharmaTimes – IFPMA [...]

Diabetes crisis worse than thought: 347 million adult sufferers

(From PharmaTimes)  A major international study has been published inThe Lancet which reveals the scale of global diabetes epidemic, with the disease becoming more common almost everywhere in the world. The study, which was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organisation, took worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 and found [...]

Resolutions and highlights from the 2011 World Health Assembly

“tweets about events over the past several days, on topics ranging from the reform agenda for WHO to pandemic influenza preparedness, reached more than three million people.”

World Health Assembly adopts resolutions on NCDs and child injury

A report from the UN Daily News about resolutions adopted by the 64th World Health Assembly on non-communicable diseases and child injury. UN HEALTH ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON CHILD INJURY AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Delegates at a United Nations health gathering today adopted resolutions on preventing child injury and preparing for the forthcoming General Assembly high-level [...]

WHO releases 2011 world health statistics

The World Health Organization today released their 2011 report on World Health Statistics.  The report highlights the increasing burden of chronic disease and the struggles faced by many countries as they are still working to reduce the impact of infectious diseases. Many countries hit by health threats from both infectious and chronic diseases 13 MAY [...]

Asthma rates climb in US for children, adults

An article from today’s Wall Street Journal highlights the results of a new CDC study, which reports a 12.3% increase in the prevalence of asthma in the United States from 2001-2009.   Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease, affected 8.2% of all U.S. residents in 2009 (24.6 million), up from 7.3% in 2001. The CDC estimated [...]

World Asthma Day 2011

May 3rd is World Asthma Day. The theme of this year’s event is ‘You Can Control Your Asthma’, and involves a number of activities with asthma and lung health organizations worldwide. The Asthma Society of Canada announced that they have added allergy support to their asthma support line service.  In addition, the ASC has partnered [...]

UN conference in Moscow adopts declaration on NCDs

Health ministers from around the world met last week at the first Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-Communicable Diseases Control (April 28-29) in Moscow.  The goals of this conference were to highlight the magnitude and socio-economic impact of NCDs: to review international experience in NCD prevention and control; and provide evidence on the [...]

Addressing the global challenge of chronic disease

The first Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-Communicable Diseases Control (April 28-29), hosted by the World Health Organization and the Russian Federation, closed today in Moscow. The goals of this conference – part of the build-up to the 19- 20 September 2011 United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control [...]

World Cancer Day 2011

Today (Feb. 4) is World Cancer Day.  Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence continues to rise.  The World Health Organization estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. Evidence shows that 30-40% all cancers deaths can be prevented, and one-third can be cured [...]