diabetes
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Mexican lawmakers ban use of trans fats, which cause 13,000 deaths a year in the country
13th February 2023
Mexico’s Parliament has banned the use of trans fats, a common ingredient in processed foods and a major cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the country and worldwide.
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Tanzania and Guinea take action against diabetes
14th November 2022
Diabetes rates are skyrocketing around the world – especially in low- and middle-income – but this disease can often be prevented. Tanzania and Guinea are taking actions to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and other chronic diseases.
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COP27: Open letter calls on UN climate agency to drop Coca-Cola
11th November 2022
Together with 59 other health organisations from around the world, NCD Alliance has co-signed an open letter to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to voice our objections to Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of COP27.
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World Diabetes Day 2022 – Get educated!
07th November 2022
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23 is access to diabetes care. In 2022, the campaign focuses on the need for better access to quality diabetes education.