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  • Access our Medicine campaign reaches 100,000 supporters

    Announcements  |  08th April 2015

    Access Our Medicine has collected more than 100,000 signatures for their Declaration for Affordable Medicine! They are now on target to reach over 30 million people.

  • Dementia and NCDs: Shared risk factors, shared solutions

    Announcements  |  08th April 2015

    Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and Alzheimer's Australia will host the 30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International from 15 to 18 April 2015 in Perth, Australia.The conference theme this year is "Care, Cure and the Dementia Experience - A Global Challenge". 

  • Financing for Development: Hearings and upcoming session

    Announcements  |  08th April 2015

    Prior to next week’s drafting session for the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, the co-facilitators are holding informal hearings at the UN with the Business Sector and Civil Society to gather their views on financing and reactions to the Zero Draft of the outcome document.

  • How safe is your food?

    World Days  |  02nd April 2015

    The great majority of people will experience a food or water borne disease at some point in their lives. This highlights the importance of making sure the food we eat is not contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, toxins and chemicals.

  • Update on the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations

    Announcements  |  01st April 2015

    The third session of intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda was held last week, where Member States discussed goals and targets proposed by the Open Working Group.

  • Care, cure and the dementia experience

    Announcements  |  01st April 2015

    ADI and Alzheimer's Australia will host the 30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International from 15 to 18 April 2015 in Perth, Australia.

  • WHO Global Coordination Mechanism for NCDs: New report available online

     |  26th March 2015

    Various information documents on the first meeting of the two GCM/NCD Working Groups have now been added to the GCM/NCD website, including detailed summary reports, list of attendees and presentations delivered at the meetings.

  • NCDs at the core of the WCToH 2015

     |  26th March 2015

    The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health  concluded on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference declaration highlights that 60 countries include and implement tobacco control in all national health and development plans including NCD action plans and UN Development Assistance Frameworks.