Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Nepal has endorsed the new National Mental Health Strategy & Action Plan 2077 to combat with the mental health problems in Nepal. Recommended …

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs has launched a call for nominations for the 2021 UNIATF Awards to recognize achievements during 2020 on …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Disease-related Research (TAG-NCDR). This “Call for experts” provides information about the …

The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and …

World Cancer Day 2021: I Am And I Will! Together, all of our actions matter. World Cancer Day, every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union …

Sanchita Subedi Type 2 diabetes has been a serious problem of today’s world. It has been increasing with the increased low physical activity, day to day stressful lifestyle. Diabetes Mellitus-2 …

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of …

WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.”  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are …

The WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour provide evidence-based public health recommendations for children, adolescents, adults and older adults on the amount of physical activity (frequency, intensity and …

The World Health Organization launched a Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer. The three key steps for elimination of cervical cancers are vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful …