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The second draft of the updated NCD ‘best buys’ is out – share your views!
Announcements | 05th August 2022
The second draft of the updated Appendix 3 has addressed to a certain extent some of the concerns that NCD Alliance raised, and we will be preparing a second submission in consultation with our members during the following weeks.
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5 big health benefits from cycling you need to know about
Feature | 21st July 2022
Not many of us will be racing hundreds of kilometres a day, up and down mountains and across plains, to earn the coveted Yellow Jersey awarded to Tour leaders but there are still many good reasons to start cycling today.
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Advocacy Institute drives civil society action on NCDs and Universal Health Coverage
| 19th July 2022
The NCD and Universal Health Coverager (UHC) Accelerator Programme focused on building knowledge on health system building blocks and UHC as well as developing skills in strategic advocacy.
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These countries are best at defending citizens from ‘sin’ industries
Feature | 15th July 2022
Is your government under the influence of the makers of so-called ‘unhealthy commodities’ — alcohol, tobacco and junk food?
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4 ways tobacco is devastating the environment
Feature | 12th July 2022
Tobacco has devastating impacts on the environment as well as health including being responsible for 5% of global deforestation yearly.
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These are 6 tactics Big Business uses to avoid tobacco, alcohol, junk food laws
Feature | 29th June 2022
A new report identifies six key strategies used by junk food companies and the alcohol and tobacco industries to avoid regulation.
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Industry tactics to avoid regulation in the Caribbean - an interview with Maisha Hutton
Feature | 29th June 2022
Maisha Hutton, Executive Director of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), speaks about the tactics used by unhealthy commodities industries to avoid regulation in this interview with NCDA.
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20 things you should know about mental health today
Announcements | 17th June 2022
WHO has just released its first global mental health report in more than two decades. Here are 20 things you should know.