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Healthy India Alliance: Uniting Civil Society Action on NCD prevention and control in India
Announcements | 09th August 2017
The Healthy India Alliance last month convened nearly 100 participants for a civil society consultation on the theme of “Multisectoral Collaboration and Capacity Building to Advance NCD Prevention and Control in India”, during which the "India Civil Society Status Report" was launched.
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2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development asserts commitment to NCDs
Announcements | 20th July 2017
The HLPF, held from 10-19 July in New York, concluded with Member States adopting a Ministerial Declaration. NCDA, together with several partners, convened a side event to discuss the links between nutrition & diet throughout the 2030 Agenda and mechanisms for promoting healthy environments.
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WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade
| 20th July 2017
4.7 billion people – 63% of world’s population – are covered by polices such as strong graphic warnings, smoke-free public places, and other measures.
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WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030
Announcements | 17th July 2017
Investments to achieve the health targets in the SDGs could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030, and add as much as 8.4 years of life expectancy in some countries.
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CARICOM leaders - breakthrough in the fight against NCDs
Announcements | 12th July 2017
The push for a healthier Caribbean received a considerable boost last week, as the leaders at the 38th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference made new commitments to tackle the NCD epidemic.
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European Chronic Disease Alliance leading network to address employment of people with chronic diseases
Press Releases | 04th July 2017
The prevalence of chronic diseases has been growing in Europe over the past decades in line with
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Our Views, Our Voices consultation now open!
Announcements | 04th July 2017
To identify common issues faced and to understand how people living with NCDs would like to be meaningfully involved in the NCD response, we are consulting them until the 31st of August.
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Civil Society Workshop on Alcohol Control and Industry Tactics in Ghana
Announcements | 30th June 2017
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) in collaboration with the IOGT International organi