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NCD Alliance and 50 partners call on WHO Executive Board to accelerate adoption of NCD targets
Announcements | 19th January 2012
Thank you for the opportunity to deliver this statement on behalf of the NCD Alliance and 50 leading civil society organisations. We commend Member States on their support for the Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, adopted at the UN High Level Meeting in September 2011.
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Indonesia announces wide ranging actions to address Non-communicable Diseases
| 10th January 2012
Noncommunicable diseases top priority in health agenda
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Gulf Ministers of Health commit to unified action against NCD epidemic
| 09th January 2012
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), whose Ministers of Health met in Muscat, Oman earlier this we
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World Health Organization announces consultation on global monitoring framework for NCDs
| 23rd December 2011
20 December ׀ 2011 Geneva -- In response to paragraphs 61 and 62 of the Political Declaration of
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Brazil becomes largest country in the world to go smoke-free
Announcements | 23rd December 2011
BRASILIA — President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday signed a law banning smoking in all enclosed publ
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Jordan forms National NCD Committee to Implement National NCD Strategy
Announcements | 30th November 2011
AMMAN - Jordan is committed to implementing the National Strategy for Prevention of Non-Communica
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Australia Passes Historic Legislation on Cigarette Packaging
Announcements | 21st November 2011
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is suing the Australian government over a new law making plain packaging mandatory for cigarettes from December 2012.
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World Bank: NCDs Weaken Health Systems & Hinder Economic Growth in The Caribbean
| 18th November 2011
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2011 Heart disease, cancer, strokes, obesity, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death in the Caribbean and represent a rapidly increasing share of total health expenditure for countries in the region, says the World Bank.