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Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries: Closing the Gap for the Poorest Billion policy brief »

Paired to the launch of the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission report in September 2020, this policy brief provides a high level overview of the findings and recommendations from the Commission report, as part of efforts to address one of the most glaring inequities in global health.
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The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission: bridging a gap in universal health coverage for the poorest billion »

Released by The Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest Billion (The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission) in September 2020, this landmark report highlights key findings and recommendations demonstrating the magnitude and pattern of the NCDI burden in several low and low-middle income countries (LLMICs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia as well as emphasizing the disparities existing in care and resources available for NCDs and injuries.
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Chronicles from central India: an atlas of rural health »

Published by Jan Swasthya Sahygog (JSS), a health NGO in central India, the Atlas serves as a collection of narratives capturing the patient journey of specific ailments and the complexity in which they present themselves in rural Chhattisgarh, India. Supplemented with photo essays, commentaries and epidemiological figures, the Atlas explores the burden of disease in this setting and repositions prevailing understandings of illness and poverty. NCDs and injuries are featured throughout the work.
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Financing for development: catalytic funding for global road safety in the SDGs »

Published by the Fia Foundation in July 2015, this Report investigates the role of sustainable financing, advocacy, and target setting for improved global road safety, in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda for 2015-2030. Including road safety in global development targets will be critical to reducing fatalities, injuries, and disability burden in low- and middle-income countries.
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Empowered Entrepreneur Training Handbook »

Released in March 2015, the Empowered Entrepreneur Training Handbook provides training materials designed for women micro-entrepreneurs in building business development and leadership skills to scale the implementation of clean cooking solutions. Addressing household air pollution in low-income countries will reduce the risk of many NCDs and injuries in these settings.
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JHPIEGO’s cervical cancer prevention learning resource package »

Developed by JHPIEGO in 2007, the Cervical Cancer Prevention Learning Package provides a reference manual with clinical guidelines and training materials focused on the implementation of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and cryotherapy prevention programs in low-resource settings. The guide and materials also discuss how to best integrate cervical cancer services into existing health care systems in these settings.
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Chronic diseases and injuries in India »

This article reviews data on noncommunicable diseases and injuries in India, especially among poor and rural populations. The authors also discuss and propose priority interventions to implement at the national level across NCDs, injuries, and mental health in public and private sectors.
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Epilepsy is ubiquitous, but more devastating in the poorer regions of the world… or is it? »

This article investigates the burden of disease and associated risk factors for epilepsy, specific to sub-Saharan Africa and some of the poorest regions in the world. The authors also advocate for the need for innovative solutions to address the barriers faced by people living with epilepsy in resource-poor settings.
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Cancer awareness, prevention, and control: a UICC handbook for South Asia »

Published by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Tata Memorial Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, and Indian Cancer Society, the UICC Handbook presents recommendations and discusses challenges for national prevention and control programs in South Asian countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.
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Jumping the gun: the problematic discourse on socioeconomic status and cardiovascular health in India »

This article investigates the relationship between the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and socioeconomic (SES) status in India. Because CVD rates are higher in wealthier populations, the cardiovascular narrative (and subsequent response) is at risk of heavily skewing health resources towards those in high SES groups even though substantial health problems, including CVD and other NCDs, continue to be prevalent in the very poor.
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