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WHO DG Margaret Chan calls to stop the tobacco epidemic
Announcements | 07th November 2016
"Every tobacco death is an avoidable tradedy. The epidemic must stop here", says WHO Director General Dr Chan in an op-ed published yesterday in The Guardian, before the start of the 7th Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC in India this week.
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#NCDCafe at #2016WCC: lively discussions on key topics
Announcements | 03rd November 2016
The NCD Café at #2016WCC opened on Tuesday with a session on shared risk factors. Wednesday featured solutions for addressing NCDs in women. The programme ends today with a session on mHealth.
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New practical guide on how to build effective NCD alliances
Announcements | 01st November 2016
How do you create an effective & sustainable NCD alliance from the ground up? Find out in our new Practical Guide.
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Global health leaders call for a World Health Assembly cancer resolution in 2017
Announcements | 31st October 2016
250 global cancer and health leaders gathered at the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit this week to call for a comprehensive and robust World Health Assembly (WHA) cancer resolution in 2017.
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Check out NCD Programme at World Cancer Congress
Announcements | 28th October 2016
This year again, the World Cancer Congress will bring together leading experts across NCDs, providing an ideal setting for collaboration and exchange of lessons learned across diseases.
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Breaking the barriers for people with psoriasis
World Days | 27th October 2016
On World Psoriasis Day, the global psoriasis community unites to celebrate its strength and call for understanding of the disease they live with.
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NCD Dialogues at 47th World Conference on Lung Health
Announcements | 24th October 2016
Supporters of NCD Alliance have organised two NCD Dialogues sessions for the upcoming 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Liverpool, on 27 and 28 October.
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Extremely saddened by the passing of HE Ameera Binkaram
Announcements | 23rd October 2016
The NCD Alliance is extremely saddened by the passing of Her Excellency Ms Ameera Binkaram, President of the Board of Directors, Friend of Cancer Patients (FoCP), a tireless NCD champion and a friend.