The NCD Alliance has a long history of organising events in the sidelines of the major global meetings such as the World Health Assembly and the United Nations General Assembly. In the current context and to adapt to the travel restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, some events are now taking place online and are being recorded.

Leveraging the expertise of optimised, multi-disciplinary teams to turn the tide on the intersection of COVID-19, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the health workforce - (02/12/2020)

The event will build on the report ‘Protecting populations, preserving futures: optimising the health workforce to combat NCDs and achieve UHC’ report, launched in 2019. One year on, in the midst of a global pandemic, the theme of optimal allocation of human resources for health is exponentially more relevant. The health workforce is under unprecedented levels of stress due to increased workload and shortages of protective equipment, high risk of contracting infection, stigma and the urgent need to learn new skills and understand a new disease.

Hosted by NCD Alliance in collaboration with Viatris.

SPEAKERS

• Ms Katie Dain, CEO, NCD Alliance
• Dr Catherine Duggan, CEO, International Pharmaceutical Federation
• Dr Lobna Salem,  Chief Medical Officer Developed Markets, Viatris
• Ms Nilima Mehata, Philanthropy program manager, Medtronic Foundation 
• Mr Bryson Childres, Director, Global Programs at American College of Cardiology
• Pr Adel A El Sayed, President, Egyptian NCD Alliance

Inspire Change, Act on NCDs in the COVID-19 era - (11/11/2020)

This joint virtual event, took place to coincide with the World Diabetes Day, and convene NCD leaders, champions, people living with NCDs, and advocates across Africa to:

• Raise awareness on the vital role of civil society engagement and community-led activities such as Ecobank Day to bridge previously siloed global health and development challenges in the field;
• Discuss lessons learnt from COVID-19 and their implications to inform health and development strategies to support progress on NCDs, with an emphasis on diabetes prevention and controls;
• Explore how we ‘Build Back Better’ together and position investment in prevention as an essential foundation for human security and preparedness for health emergencies.

Hosted by NCD Alliance in collaboration with Ecobank.

MODERATOR

Dr. Kaushik Ramaiya, Hon. General Secretary, Tanzania NCDA (Tanzania)

SPEAKERS

• Ms Katie Dain, CEO, NCD Alliance (United Kingdom)
• Mr Ade Ayeyemi, Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Togo)
• Mrs Gemma Jennings,  Partner Manager, BBC World News (United Kingdom)
• Prof. Jean-Marie Dangou, Coordinator/Team leader, NCDs, WHO AFRO (Congo)  
• Prof. Jacko R Abodo, MD, Chair-Elect IDF AFRICA region, Chair of NCD Alliance Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Mr. George Kwayu, Chairman of the Tanzanian Diabetes Youth Alliance, living with Type 1 (Tanzania)
• Ms. Aminatou Sar, West Africa Regional Hub and Senegal Country Director, PATH (Senegal)
• Prof. Sani Malami, Past Chair, NCD Alliance Nigeria (Nigeria)
• Dr Tolu Oni, Global Diet and Activity Research Group, University of Cambridge (Cameroon) 
• Mr. Carl Manlan, COO, Ecobank Foundation (Togo)

“Building back better” with smart investments in NCDs: a post COVID-19 imperative - (26/10/2020)

This virtual workshop event organised at the World Health Summit will convene global thought leaders to discuss:

• What are the lessons learnt from COVID-19 and their implications for the NCD response?
• How can the international community bridge the often siloed global health and development challenges, to support progress on NCDs and global health in future years?
• Above all, how do we ‘Build Back Better’, and ensure political leaders invest and prioritise health and NCDs differently in future?

Hosted by NCD Alliance in collaboration with Sanofi.

SPEAKERS

• Chair: Ms. Nina Renshaw, Policy and Advocacy Director, NCD Alliance
• Mr. Christopher K. Agbega, musician and radio journalist, advocate for Sharecare Ghana, the Ghana NCD Alliance, and member of the Our Views Our Voices Global Advisory Committee
• Dr. Bente Mikkelsen, Director of the division of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
• Prof. Ricardo Baptista Leite, Member of Portuguese Parliament, Portugal
• Mr. Marc-Antoine Lucchini, Head International General Medicine, Sanofi
• Dr. Funmi Adewara, CEO/Founder, Mobihealth International

Building forward better: A new approach to mobilize investment for noncommunicable diseases - (07/10/2020)

This invitation-only roundtable brought together policymakers, experts, and civil society for mutual learning across sectors about new approaches to mobilize domestic and international investment for NCDs. Participants will present different approaches on how to address the investment gap to galvanize action on NCDs. NCD Alliance will launch a policy brief in advance of the event, to be shared with participants, outlining the challenges and potential solutions to finance the NCD response.

Co-hosted by: Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the UN, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs, and NCD Alliance.

Moderator

Dr Rachel Nugent, Vice President, Global Non-communicable Diseases, RTI International and member of Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest Billion.

Roundtable discussants

• Dr Collin Tukuitonga, Associate Dean Pacific, University of Aukland and former Director-General, Secretariat of the Pacific Communit
• Francesca Colombo, Head of Health Division, OECD
• Prof. Dr Ana O. Mocumbi, Co-Chair, the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission
• Dr Christoph Benn, Joep Lange Institute, Director for Global Health Diplomacy
• Radhika Shrivastav, Director of Health Promotion, HRIDAY, Healthy India Alliance
• Ingvar Theo Olsen, Policy Director for Health, Norwegian Development Agency, NORAD
• Dr Nick Banatvala, Head of Secretariat, UN Task Force on NCDs, WHO Geneva
• Dr Sue Henshall, CEO, City Cancer Challenge Foundation, C/CAN

Revisiting social impact models in the COVID-19 era: Improving NCD access through people-centred care to deliver on UHC - (24/09/20)

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• Christopher Agbega, Our Views, Our Voices Global Advisory Committee
• Courtney Roberts, Director of Global Health Philanthropic Partnerships, Eli Lilly and Company
• Dr. Krishnamurthy Jayanna, Senior Technical Advisor, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
• Dr. Sebastien Mazzuri, Managing Director, FSG
• Dr. Gina Agiostratidou, Program Director, Type 1 Diabetes, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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