Eine Welt ohne Tabak bis ins Jahr 2040

Eine Welt ohne Tabak bis ins Jahr 2040

Am 14. März 2015 hat die Fachzeitschrift "The Lancet" eine dreiteilige Artikelserie lanciert, um den Weg zu einer tabakfreien Welt aufzuzeigen. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, müsste sich China stärker engagieren, da jede/jeder dritte RaucherIn im Reich der Mitte lebt. Weiter müsste die Tabakindustrie in die Pflicht genommen werden, da diese den Restriktionen in der industrialisierten Welt damit begegnet, dass sie ihre Märkte in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern ausweitet. Im die Artikelreihe begleitenden Editorial fordert die Redaktion nicht nur eine stärkere Führung der WHO sondern auch durch den UN-Generalsekretär. (Foto: Jonathan Kos-Read/flickr)

Disability and Non Communicable Diseases

Noncommunicable Diseases - joint statement by MMI and PHM at World Health Assembly

“It is disappointing that there is no reference to the work of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) in the report. Unhealthy behaviors do play an important role in determining NCDs however there are structural determinants like education, income, gender and ethnicity which are underlying causes of NCDs and behavioral risk factors” (Medicus Mundi International, May 2011).

Statement of concern on lack of clarity on role of industry for June UN interactive hearing and September UN High Level Meeting 2011

Our organisations strongly support the objective of raising the profile of NCDs globally. This statement concerns the lack of clarity regarding the role of the private sector at the upcoming Civil Society Interactive Hearing in New York and UN High Level Meeting (UN HLM) in September (Baby Milk Action, 18 June 2011).

Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis

The UN High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on NCDs in September, 2011, provides an unrivalled opportunity to create a sustained rights-based global movement to tackle NCDs, analogous to the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV infection and AIDS a decade ago, which concluded that dealing with the disease was central to the development agenda. Political leadership at the highest level, with international coordination and consensus for priority actions and interventions are crucial responses to the crisis in NCDs and to facilitate national action (Robert Beaglehole et al., April 2011).

Calling the world to action on diabetes: an advocacy toolkit

The International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) is leading a global campaign to ensure the UN Summit on NCDs produces the most effective outcomes for the global diabetes community. For this purpose the IDF has launched an Advocacy Toolkit that aims to bridge global to local advocacy through information, guidance and key tools and resources.

The Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries

The report is part of the Council’s Cancer Advocacy and Learning Initiative, a project to raise awareness about the burden of cancer in developing countries and to develop policy, advocacy and research agendas to direct the global health community’s work on this topic of concern (A Global Health Council Report on the Cancer Advocacy and Learning Institute, June 2010).