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Published online March 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.001 Please download article directly from the webpage: http://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712%2816%2900021-7/pdf

This policy brief explores the impact of air pollution on health and address the air quality issue in the response to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It also provides key actions that policy makers, NGOs and health professionals can take to ensure that every one can breathe clean air.

The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement the demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Conventi ... more

Zika virus and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016

Brazil - Health Advice for Travellers to the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games

Projected Zika Virus Importation and Subsequent Ongoing Transmission after Travel to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games —Country-Specific Assessment, July 2016

Rapid Spread of Zika Virus in The Americas - Implications for Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings at the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games

WHO public health advice regarding the Olympics and Zika virus

Fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus

The global threat of Zika virus to pregnancy: epidemiology, clinical perspectives, mechanisms, and impact

Our Right to Health, Our Right to Clean Air - Improving air quality to address NCDs

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke