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Sharjah Declaration adopted at Global NCD Alliance Forum 2015

Press Releases | 16th November 2015

More than 200 civil society representatives from six continents adopted the "Sharjah Declaration on NCDs: Civil Society United Towards 2030" yesterday, marking the end of the first-ever Global NCD Alliance Forum, held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sustainable Financing for NCDs

Announcements | 29th October 2015

How can we turn political mandates to combat the global burden of NCDs into actions that will ensure resources are available to comprehensively do so? NCD Alliance Executive Director, Katie Dain, writes for The Lancet.
Healthy Caribbean Coalition launches civil society report on National NCD Commissions

Announcements | 29th September 2015

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has released the report "National NCD Commissions in the Caribbean: Towards a more Effective Multisectoral Response to NCDs". The report provides a detailed assessment and analysis of the status of CARICOM National NCD Commissions.
Today is World Heart Day: Support #heartchoices

World Days | 28th September 2015

World Heart Day takes place on 29 September every year and is a change for people across the globe to take part in the world's biggest intervention against cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Noncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2015 launched

Announcements | 27th September 2015

The World Health Organization's new "Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor 2015" was launched this week during the UN Sustainable Development Summit, in New York.
Adoption of Agenda 2030: A Major Victory for NCDs

Announcements | 24th September 2015

Today is a historic moment for the non-communicable disease (NCD) community. This morning, world leaders formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York. For the first time, NCDs are included as a sustainable development priority for all countries.
NCD Alliance in the Post-2015 Era: Leadership, vision and priorities to transform the NCD response

Press Releases | 24th September 2015

The adoption of the post-2015 development agenda (“2030 Agenda”) at the UN Sustainable Development Summit this week marks a momentous achievement for the NCD Alliance and the non-communicable disease community as a whole. NCDs are firmly featured as a priority for sustainable development for all countries.
Countries have a long way to reduce the burden of NCDs

Announcements | 24th September 2015

A new method published today in the Lancet of monitoring countries’ performance in reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases, shows that many countries have a long way to go to reduce suffering and deaths from NCD.

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