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News World Obesity Day Mar 31, 25
WOD 2025: Solemn Session on Obesity, Brazil
For World Obesity Day 2025, World Obesity member organisations were present at the Solemn Session on Obesity in Brazil.
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News World Obesity Day Mar 31, 25
WOD 2025: China in Action
Organisations in China hosted the 2025 'World Obesity Day: China in Action' series of events.
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News Press Release Mar 03, 25
World Obesity Atlas 2025: Majority of countries unprepared for rising obesity level
We've released our 2025 World Obesity Atlas, presenting new data on overweight and obesity prevalence around the world.
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News SCOPE Feb 28, 25
SCOPE School Mumbai: Patient-centred care in obesity management
Our SCOPE School Mumbai, India, focused on 'Patient-Centred Care in Obesity Management: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach'.
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News Policy & Advocacy Feb 28, 25
Flying the flag for obesity at the NCDA Forum
The 2025 Forum was held in Kigali, Rwanda, with the theme ‘Leadership on NCDs towards 2025 & beyond’.
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News Member news Feb 28, 25
Welcoming new member organisations from Malaysia and Brazil
We are pleased to welcome two new organisations as World Obesity members, from Malaysia and Brazil.
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News Policy & Advocacy Jan 30, 25
New tool assesses policy impacts on obesity inequalities
This tool has been designed to evaluate the effects of obesity prevention policies on health inequalities.
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News Policy & Advocacy Jan 29, 25
MAPPS II - Understanding the global barriers to addressing obesity
We are very excited to launch the Management and Advocacy for Providers, Patients, and Systems (MAPPS) II Project.
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News Jan 20, 25
The Lancet launches new framework for redefining obesity as a chronic disease
The Lancet Commission has launched ground-breaking guidelines to redefine obesity as a chronic, systemic illness.
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