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Tackling NCDs: best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, 2nd ed

World Health Organization
April 30, 2024
WHO's updated list of “best buys” and recommended interventions for addressing NCDs, aligned with the extended Global Action Plan (2013–2030) to help countries achieve the nine voluntary NCD targets and…
Monitoring and evaluation
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WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories, 2nd ed

World Health Organization
April 17, 2024
A document that updates the global sodium benchmarks developed in 2021 for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (updated in 2024)
Urban pandemic response: Survey results describing the experiences from twenty-five cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Urban pandemic response: Survey results describing the experiences from twenty-five cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLOS Global Public Health
April 1, 2024
How do local governments contribute to pandemic response? Surveying 25 cities, we documented a crucial role in risk communication and community coordination.
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Customizable fact sheet: Trans Fat Elimination – Reasons for Policy Action Now

Resolve to Save Lives
March 31, 2024
Fact sheet with key statistics and arguments for trans fat elimination Design files available here
Customizable resources Tools and toolkits
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Trans fat elimination: Reasons for policy action now

Resolve to Save Lives
March 31, 2024
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on the status of trans fat elimination policies globally
Advocacy and communications
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VEN Classification of The 3rd Pharmaceuticals Procurement List

Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service
March 31, 2024
Classifying medicines as: Vital, Essential, or Non-essential to prioritize pharmaceutical procurement in Ethiopia.
Clinic resources
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Lower sodium, longer lives

Resolve to Save Lives
March 30, 2024
Sodium reduction is the single most important dietary intervention for improving heart health and saving lives
Advocacy and communications
WHO Sodium Country Score Card

WHO Sodium Country Score Card

World Health Organization
March 20, 2024
WHO’s monitoring tool that tracks countries’ progress in implementing policies and programs on population sodium reduction. For other relevant score cards see: Front-of-pack and other interpretive nutrition labelling  Public food…
Advocacy and communications Monitoring and evaluation
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Guide to developing nutrition standards

Resolve to Save Lives
March 1, 2024
Specific, measurable, and enforceable global standards for public food procurement

Program Management for Epidemic Preparedness

Resolve to Save Lives
March 1, 2024
An overview of program management for epidemic preparedness and how to strengthen health security through shared learning and peer exchange.
Brief

Rapid Outbreak Financing to Prevent Epidemics

Resolve to Save Lives
March 1, 2024
An overview of how rapid outbreak financing are crucial to preventing epidemics.
Brief
Understanding, preventing, and stopping epidemics

Understanding, preventing, and stopping epidemics

The Lancet
March 1, 2024
The Smithsonian exhibition, Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World, shows that we cannot wait for the next epidemic—we must act on current information to end preventable outbreaks.
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Saving lives through comprehensive sodium reduction

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES
February 29, 2024
A six-step guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can follow to help reduce sodium consumption at the national level.
Advocacy and communications
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Regulate Trans Fat, Even if Burden is Low

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives making the case for trans fat regulation in low-burden settings
Advocacy and communications
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Increasing uptake of low-sodium salt

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Fact sheet highlighting the addition of low-sodium salt to one's diet to reduce blood pressure and associated risk of heart attack or stroke.
Advocacy and communications
Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Step-by-step guidance for creating an effective digital tool for hypertension management and other chronic disease programs
Tools and toolkits
TFA regulation checklist

Policy Inventory for Effective Trans Fat Regulations

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Checklist to determine if an existing or proposed regulation includes the key provisions necessary to effectively eliminate trans fat
Policy development
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Validated Automated Blood Pressure Devices

Resolve to Save Lives
February 29, 2024
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on why validated, digital blood pressure monitors are preferred.
Training materials Clinic resources
Implementation Guide for School Food Standards in Uruguay

Implementation Guide for School Food Standards in Uruguay

Uruguay Ministry of Public Health
February 8, 2024
Implementation guide for implementing school nutrition standards. Training materials, for food handlers are also available. (Spanish)
Policy development Policy implementation Tools and toolkits
Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

IJTLD OPEN
February 1, 2024
Our colleagues assessed whether the 7-1-7”timeliness metric could be implemented in Kenya for screening and tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT), and proposed an adaptation: “3-5-7”.
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