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  • NCDA - ENGAGE training

    Training on advocacy for trans fat elimination

    Announcements  |  27th May 2019

    Ten advocates from eight countries attended an NCD Alliance training in Geneva on 22 & 23 May 2019 on the margins of the 72nd World Health Assembly to increase their knowledge and advocacy skills for trans fat elimination.

  • Launch of Ghana Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs

    Launch of the Ghana Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs

    Announcements  |  27th May 2019

    Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for 43% of all deaths in Ghana. On 21 May 2019, the Ministry of Health launched the Ghana Advocacy Agenda for People Living with NCDs in Accra, Ghana, in the presence of representatives from Ghana NCD Alliance, WHO Country Office and people living with NCDs.

  • REPLACE trans fat - NCDA WHA72 side event

    Nutrition Policy Action to Save Lives: Trans Fat Free by 2023

    Announcements  |  23rd May 2019

    To accelerate progress towards the global elimination of trans fatty acids (TFAs) by 2023, NCD Alliance and its partner Resolve to Save Lives - an initiative of Vital Strategies - hosted a side event at the 72nd World Health Assembly on the elimination of TFAs on 22 May 2019.

  • Air pollution policy brief

    Launch of new policy brief on air pollution at WHA72

    Announcements  |  21st May 2019

    NCD Alliance partnered with the Forum of International Respiratory Societies to publish a policy brief on the impact of air pollution on human health. Based on strong scientific evidence, this publication highlights the urgent need for decisive action across all sectors to ensure clean air.

  • Third Global NCD Alliance Forum to be held in Sharjah (UAE) on 9th–11th February 2020

    Announcements  |  20th May 2019

    The third Global NCD Alliance Forum was announced yesterday at a high-level reception on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. 

  • 2019-2021 NCDA President and Board of Directors elected

    Press Releases  |  18th May 2019

    NCDA members meeting at the General Assembly in Geneva elected Australian advocate and civil society leader Todd Harper, as the incoming President to lead the organisation during the next two years. The Board of Directors was also partially renewed, comprising an outstanding group of individuals from a range of backgrounds, areas of expertise across the NCD field, and geographies.

  • NCDA's WHA72 advocacy briefing paper is out!

    Announcements  |  14th May 2019

    Get ready for the 72nd World Health Assembly next week in Geneva, read NCDA's advocacy briefing paper outlining NCD prevention and control priorities throughout the agenda of WHA72.

  • Civil Society Status Report ACT

    Brazil launches Civil Society NCD Status Report

    Announcements  |  13th May 2019

    ACT Health Promotion recently launched the Civil Society NCD Status Report for Brazil. It makes recommendations and track progress against the national action plan to tackle NCDs in the country.