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Launch of the Rwanda Non Communicable Disease Alliance
Announcements | 29th September 2016
In a step forward for NCD prevention and control, the Rwandan Non Communicable Disease Alliance (RNCDA), a new civil society platform, was formed this week.
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Web-based consultation open until 12 October
Announcements | 28th September 2016
The web-based consultation of the Draft Implementation Plan for the Recommendations of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity is now open.
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What government ministries need to know about NCDs
Announcements | 27th September 2016
This set of briefs produced by WHO and UNDP provide policy and decision makers across governments with information on how NCDs impact their sector.
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Leveraging solutions to improve access to healthcare for people living with NCDs
Announcements | 22nd September 2016
NCD Alliance hosted this week an event in the margins of the 71st UN General Assembly focused on Leveraging Solutions to Improve Access to Healthcare for People Living with NCDs, held in New York.
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World Heart Federation urges governments to act now on cardiovascular health
World Days | 22nd September 2016
World Heart Federation calls on governments to increase efforts to prevent and control the growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the number one cause of death in the world.
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UNGA events highlight urgent need to address obesity and nutrition-related NCDs
Announcements | 21st September 2016
How do we ensure access to healthy food for all within planetary boundaries? This was the question central to two high-level events at the 71st UN General Assembly in New York in which NCD Alliance participated.
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World Alzheimer Report 2016 calls for global transformation in healthcare for people with dementia
World Days | 21st September 2016
A new report from Alzheimer’s Disease International reveals that most people with dementia have yet to receive a diagnosis, let alone comprehensive and continuing healthcare.
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Uruguay's President Vázquez gives the fight against NCDs a welcome boost
Announcements | 21st September 2016
Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez has called on global leaders & communities to unite in tackling NCDs during a speech at UNGA in New York.