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28 March 2024

Hello and welcome to this week's newsletter from the NCD Alliance! This week we shine a spotlight on a key issue for the NCD and global health agenda: equity. We are very pleased to launch our new equity resources that can help NCD civil society everywhere bring care to the communities who are most often left behind. Take some time to tune in to our latest podcast as well, and hear from lived experience advocates on mental health challenges and solutions in 2024 and beyond. Read on...

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Health Equity Lens to NCDs for Community Advocates

Today, NCDA is launching the Health Equity Conceptual Framework, a publication that aims to provide community advocates with an introduction to what health equity means in the context of NCDs. It also aims to illustrate how a health equity lens can strengthen the NCD response, providing advocacy recommendations to address common barriers to equity and meet the needs of underserved people impacted by NCDs.

The Framework can be used together with the accompanying Practical Guide for NCD Community Advocates to inform and guide community-based, country-level advocacy initiatives that apply a health equity lens to NCDs. Together, these resources are intended to support NCD civil society and people living with NCDs in their work towards an equitable NCD response across the full continuum of care, to break down the entrenched inequities affecting the most vulnerable populations.


Learn more and download the resources here...

PODCAST: Mental Health in 2024 and Beyond

We often hear that mental health is neglected in part because of the stubborn stigma associated with living with a mental health condition in many — if not most — parts of the world. In an attempt to spotlight this neglected topic, in this new episode of the Voices of the Health Revolution podcast, we speak with two advocates for mental health, one based in Africa the other in South-East Asia. Charity Muturi and Yves Zuniga discuss if mental health indicators worldwide are improving. They also describe their advocacy plans for 2024 and beyond to ensure more focus, and resources, are invested in mental health globally.

Listen to the new episode...

Showcasing best practices in meaningful participation from around the world

Lived experience insights are a requisite to advancing an NCD response that is appropriate, effective, and sustained. Dedicated work by people living with NCDs and NCD civil society, in advocating for the recognition of lived experience as a valued form of expertise, has led to growing recognition of meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs in decision-making at global and national levels.

Our Country Spotlight report shares examples of country progress and key lessons learned, with a focus on the implementation of meaningful involvement strategies adapted to local contexts by NCD alliances. We hope that the examples provided will inspire other alliances to embark on the journey of promoting meaningful participation. The publication is also intended to facilitate the implementation of the Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs and the Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions.


Download the publication...

VIDEO: Less than 80 weeks until the 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs

The countdown to the 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, set to take place in September 2025, has begun. With less than 80 weeks to go, the challenge ahead is to make the Race to the Finish! Taking action now by implementing WHO Best Buys for NCDs and other recommended interventions can make a big difference. Every minute counts. 

Watch the video and join the WHO Europe initiative... 

Open letter of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights on the groundbreaking WHO Pandemics Agreement 

The WHO Pandemics Agreement is close to becoming a reality. Its conclusion would bring into force the first binding multilateral instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR). Last week, NCDA submitted a statement and preliminary comments on the draft text for the consideration by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body in charge of the agreement. Today, we share the open letter of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights taking a human rights approach to this groundbreaking agreement. 
 

Read the open letter...

'The Invisible Shield' celebrates public health  

The Invisible Shield is a new four-part documentary series from RadicalMedia, made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies, that reveals how the field of public health has saved countless lives in the U.S., protecting people from the constant threat of disease, and increasing lifespans.

The series explores the hidden public health infrastructure that makes modern life possible, highlighting the thousands of unsung heroes — physicians, nurses, scientists, activists, reformers, engineers, and government officials — who work together to improve health outcomes.

Watch the trailer and stay tuned for today's premiere at 10-11 p.m. ET...

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