Cancer is a challenging disease for all health systems, and the lack of a national cancer strategy can make it more difficult for them to...

Many regions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle with a shortage of trained health workers, making it more difficult to...

Health care systems around the world are facing growing calls to make care pathways for people living with non-communicable diseases...

Access to health services remains a key problem in rural areas and lower and middle-income countries (LMICs), where skilled health...

2021 represents the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin and the official launch of the new WHO Global Diabetes Compact. Still,...

Before the pandemic crisis, women’s lives were already heavily affected by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as women constitute the...

An open letter to Heads of State and Government The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated deep inequalities in our...

Funding for noncommunicable disease care doesn’t match the need, but blended finance is a promising opportunity. The views expressed are...

Non-communicable diseases, obesity and the covid-19 impetus for building better health systems Audio: Listen to the introduction The...

The novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fault lines in both global and national health infrastructures, highlighting inequalities...

A decade of initiatives to combat non-communicable diseases have failed to curb their growth. Policymakers need a more comprehensive...

Rates of obesity are skyrocketing, and more comprehensive policies are needed to fully address the complex causes of the condition Audio:...

The obesity crisis has been a long time in the making, gathering force despite more than a decade of individual initiatives to reduce the...

As obesity reaches epidemic levels globally, experts are reflecting on the mixed results of policies implemented over the past decade and...

Key figures on the prevalence and funding of non-communicable diseases Spending misalignment Diseases with the highest mortality receive...

Populations in more than one in three low-income countries are hit by a double burden of malnutrition in the form of both obesity and...

Non-communicable diseases and their risk factors seem to be common among certain groups of friends and families. Genetic reasons aside,...

The number of people living in cities is projected to rise from 55 % to 68 % of the world’s population by 2050, according to the United...

Can information technology save the world from the rising burden of ill-health? And can personal data be guarded with sufficient...

Digital health solutions have the potential to enhance the reach and capacity of the health workforce and the efficiency of health...