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This page compiles all the weekly newsletters sent since September 2018.

Every week, NCDA compiles the main NCD highlights of the week in a newsletter, which is sent to NCDA’s broader network and community. It showcases the work undertaken by NCDA, its members, partners and civil society more broadly.

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  • Week of 23 May 2022; With the 75th World Health Assembly underway, check out the latest news, events and more from the NCD community!
  • Week of 16 May 2022; WHA75 civil society advocacy briefing, register for our May events and check out the latest news on hypertension!
  • Week of 11 April 2022; Press release: NCD Alliance welcomes new Presidential Council and Global Compact on NCDs! 
  • Week of 4 April 2022; Word leaders to join forces at the International Strategic Dialogue on NCDs and SDGs
  • Week of 28 February 2022; One look at global obesity rates is enough to tell you that we’re not where we need to be
  • Week of 2 August 2021; Protect breastfeeding. Simple in principle, hard in practice, essential for all.
  • Week of 26 July 2021; How will you #ActOnNCDs this September? New resources to support your Global Week for Action plans are here!
  • Week of 19 July 2021; Check out #ActOnNCDs mugs, t-shirts and more for your Global Week for Action on NCDs giveaways!
  • Week of 14 June 2021; New partnership between Norway and NCD Alliance to combat NCDs in development
  • Week of 30 May 2021; Help build back better in Latin America, landmark diabetes Resolution approved
  • Week of 10 May 2021; Great news from Mexico! General Law for Tobacco Control approved by 415 votes!
  • Week of 31 April 2021; How can we put people first as we respond to NCDs and build back better after COVID-19?
  • Week of 26 April 2021; Making meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs everybody’s business!
  • Week of 5 April 2021; Join us with International Diabetes Federation for a virtual event on 15 April following the launch of the WHO Global Diabetes Compact
  • Week of 29 March 2021; Check out the latest achievements from NCDA’s Civil Society Solidarity Fund on NCDs and COVID-19
  • Week of 15 March 2021; New mini-film 'NCDs on the pandemic frontline' from the Turning the Tide series!
  • Week of 8 February 2021; New partnership announced today with the World Diabetes Foundation! Find out how we will act on NCDs.
  • Week of 25 January 2021; New clinical courses on NCDs now available from the NCD Academy and check out the latest news and events from our network!
  • Week of 20 January 2021; Read NCDA's WHO EB148 advocacy briefing and check out the latest news, resources and articles!
  • Week of 11 January 2021; Inclusive NCDs: The need for a person-centred agenda & check out the latest news, resources and articles on the pandemic!
  • Week of 14 December 2020; New report: Find out how we can integrate NCDs into Universal Health Coverage and check out the latest news
  • Week of 7 December 2020; NOW LIVE! New Our Views, Our Voices Digital Platform! Check out this latest initiative and so much more! #ActOnNCDs
  • Week of 23 November 2020; Join our next webinar on NCDs, COVID-19 and the health workforce and check out the latest news
  • Week of 16 November 2020; Find out how COVID-19 is impacting people living with NCDs in Cambodia, and check out the latest news
  • Week of 26 October 2020; It's time to put people living with NCDs at the centre of NCD policy and governance! Help us to #ActOnNCDs and #BuildBackBetter
  • Week of 19 October 2020; Be a part of the movement to #BuildBackBetter and have your say! Check out the latest events
  • Week of 5 October 2020; How will you #MoveForMentalHealth for #WorldMentalHealthDay?, watch the latest roundtable from NCDA on NCD financing
  • Week of 28 September 2020; Happy #WorldHeartDay! We're taking action to beat CVD and NCDs, Ghana NCD Alliance awarded for work on NCDs
  • Week of 7 September 2020; How unhealthy commodity industries are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, new NCD-related events for UNGA 75
  • Week of 31 August 2020; How will you Act on NCDs? Join us on Monday 7 September, join NCDA for a virtual dialogue, new NCD Academy module
  • Week of 24 August 2020; Have your say in our global consultation survey with PLWNCDs, new report on alcohol industry tactics, policy brief launch
  • Week of 3 August 2020; Logos available for Global Week for Action on NCDs, new policy brief on eye health, NCDs in humanitarian settings
  • Week of 27 July 2020; UN ECOSOC calls for scaling up of resources for NCDs, join NCDA's webinar, mental health resources
  • Week of 20 July 2020; Check out the new Global Week for Action on NCDs website, join NCDA's thematic webinar
  • Week of 13 July 2020; Watch our high-level event on NCDs and COVID-19, read WHO CSWG statements on NCDs, join NCDA's webinar
  • Week of 6 July 2020; Get ready for this year's Global Week for Action on NCDs, speakers revealed for our high-level panel, new blog on obesity
  • Week of 29 June 2020; Register now for NCDA’s high-level panel on Monday 13 July, read about HLPF 2020, hear the stories of PLWNCDs, webinars
  • Week of 22 June 2020; Our CEO Katie Dain speaks to BBC World News on COVID-19 and NCDs, read about mental health in Nigeria & upcoming webinars
  • Week of 15 June 2020; Register for NCDA's high-level virtual event with WHO, new strategy on stroke and dementia prevention, eliminating TFA
  • Week of 8 June 2020; Snapshot of unhealthy commodity industries' responses to COVID-19, FAQs on COVID-19 and NCDs, International NASH Day
  • Week of 1 June 2020; #NCDA Statement on WHO COVID-19 and NCDs rapid assessment, new blog on EU's COVID-19 recovery plan, World Environment Day
  • Week of 25 May 2020; #WNTD2020 exposes tobacco industry tactics to target youth, #G20 leaders urged to support #HealthyRecovery, #WHA73 recap
  • Week of 19 May 2020; NCD Alliance statement to WHA73 Resolution on COVID-19, launch of the NCD Academy, new blog by Direct Relief
  • Week of 11 May 2020; Pre-WHA73 civil society advocacy briefing, taking critical action on NCDs during COVID-19, Health For All Challenge
  • Week of 4 May 2020; Help map unhealthy commodity industry responses to COVID-19, NCDA media briefing, COVID-19 medical training, World PH day
  • Week of 27 April 2020; NCDA's COVID-19 briefing note and FAQs, funding opportunities, learning resources for LMICs, youth and COVID-19, webinars
  • Week of 20 April 2020; Read about people living with diabetes amid COVID-19, the pandemic gender factor, World Immunization Week, webinars
  • Week of 13 April 2020; A statement from the NCD Alliance supporting WHO, COVID-19 responses from our network, COVID-19 webinars, survey
  • Week of 6 April 2020; Register for our latest webinar on the impact of COVID-19, WHO guidelines on physical activity
  • Week of 30 March 2020; COVID-19 calls to action, NCDA's new partnership with Takeda, fighting obesity in Mexico
  • Week of 23 March 2020; Managing COVID-19 for people with NCDs, NCDA webinar on health financing, oral health
  • Week of 9 March 2020; World Kidney Day, preventing COVID-19, mental health in Ghana, call for WSO Emerging Leaders, the NCD Atlas
  • Week of 2 March 2020; Tomorrow is World Obesity Day, new food labelling law approved in Mexico, strengthening nursing in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Week of 24 February 2020; New multi-year partnership for NCDs, NCDA & WHO formalise decade-long collaboration, announcement of Sharjah Award winners
  • Week of 17 February 2020; Highlights from NCDAF2020, Civil Society Compass, NCD Atlas, Turning the Tide documentary series, World Bank Obesity Report
  • Week of 3 February 2020; Today is World Cancer Day! New report on public perception of cancer, blog from WCD Campaign Manager, new NCDA partnership
  • Week of 27 January 2020; Cost-effective interventions to clean air, inspiring video from India, new report on junk food marketing restrictions
  • Week of 20 January 2020; NCDAF2020 updated programme, global call to eliminate transfats, WHF Emerging Leaders Programme 2020, webinars
  • Week of 13 January 2020; ENOUGH. Campaign Fuel Awards recipients, news from Egyptian NCD Alliance, updated NCDAF2020 preliminary programme
  • Week of 6 January 2020; Launch of the India Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs, new The Lancet Series on nutrition, BBC survey
  • Week of 9 December 2019; Opinion from Katie Dain on NCD civil society engagement, UHC Day activities, new global review on alcohol control policies
  • Week of 2 December 2019; Discover new Our Views, Our Voices mini-films, get ready for UHC Day, check out WHO latest report on health & climate change
  • Week of 25 November 2019; Norway announces global strategy to tackle NCDs in low-income countries, new WHO-led study on youth and physical activity
  • Week of 18 November 2019; New WHO programme for diabetes treatment, report on health & climate change, policy brief on front-of-pack nutrition labelling
  • Week of 11 November 2019; Renewal of the NCD Alliance Japan, NCDA webinar on mental health, members have their say on alcohol policy
  • Week of 4 November 2019; Submit your video for WHO's Health For All film festival, take part in our civil society survey, read about advocacy updates
  • Week of 28 October 2019; Spotlight on World Stroke Day & World Psoriasis Day, WHO EMR Regional Committee Meeting, blog on tackling air pollution
  • Week of 21 October 2019; Check out the Global NCDA Forum 2020 Programme at a glance, hear from the WHO Mental Health Forum, read NCDA's latest op-ed
  • Week of 14 October 2019; Call for civil society case studies for an NCDA publication, UNICEF's new report on children and nutrition, World Spine Day
  • Week of 7 October 2019; Update from PAHO Regional Committee Meeting, new op-ed on tackling air pollution, next NCDA Advocacy Institute Webinar
  • Week of 30 September 2019; Urgent call to bridge the gap between promises and progress on NCDs at UNGA, World days to celebrate in October
  • Special issue: 26 September 2019; New report sharing lessons on action against tobacco & fossil fuels, VitalTalks event on fiscal policies & NCDs, World Heart Day
  • Week of 23 September 2019; New report on optimised health workforce for NCDs, UHC Political Declaration adopted, Open Letter to governments
  • Week of 16 September 2019; NCDA members receive UNIATF awards, UNGA74 NCD-related side events calendar, planetary health dialogue in NYC
  • Week of 2 September 2019; New report on 5-year capacity development programme, new partnership, updates from WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting
  • Week of 26 August 2019; Dakar Declaration on NCDs adopted, blog on industry interferences in public health, UNGA74 updates
  • Week of 19 August 2019; Blog on obesity, malnutrition and climate change, free Week for Action on NCDs resources, members' updates
  • Week of 5 August 2019; The NCD Alliance Annual Report 2018 is out! Updates on tobacco control, food policy, climate action
  • Week of 22 July 2019; Get ready for the 2nd Global Week for Action on NCDs, join NCDA for a Twitter chat, Latin America setting example in food policy
  • Week of 8 July 2019; 8 weeks until the 2nd Global Week for Action on NCDs, latest NCDA blog, advocacy resources
  • Week of 1 July 2019; NCDs included in G20 Leaders' Declaration, World Heart Day campaign materials released, advocacy resources
  • Week of 24 June 2019; Read more about this week's Our Views, Our Voices training, advocacy priorities for UN HLM on UHC, new advocacy resources
  • Week of 10 June 2019; Delivering healthy lives for women and girls, new brief on digital health, tackling air pollution
  • Week of 6 May 2019; Civil society calls on leaders to ensure health for all at UN hearing; blog on why antibiotic resistance affects everyone
  • Week of 22 April 2019; Get ready for WHA72; Survey on dementia; Voices for Healthy Kids progress report
  • Week of 15 April 2019; New report calls for excise taxes; upcoming NCDA webinar; call for case studies; #UHC4me Global Video Campaign
  • Week of 8 April 2019; Call for case studies - Health workforce on NCDs; New research on unhealthy diets; World Health Statistics 2019
  • Week of 1 April 2019; Cambodian NCD Alliance launched; NCDA candidates for 2019-2021 Board; Women & NCDs; Trans Fats elimination
  • Week of 25 March 2019; Free NCD Trailblazers webinar - spotlight on cervical cancer; Register to UHC HLM Hearing; NCDA consultations on UHC; CSW63
  • Week of 18 March 2019; Launch of Mexican Agenda of People Living with NCDs ; Have your say on UHC and NCDs consultations
  • Week of 11 March 2019; Tell us your priorities for NCDs & UHC; RSVP by 13 March for CSW63 event; Nominations now open for NCDs awards
  • Week of 4 March 2019; Join NCDA at #AfricaHealth2019; HLM on UHC accreditation deadline approaching; RSVP for CSW63 side-event
  • Week of 25 February 2019; NCDA teams up with The George Institute; Health spending up, focus on primary health care needed; Visit NCD Café in Kigali
  • Week of 18 February 2019; NCD Café serves up UHC discussion; Apply for accreditation - HLM on UHC; Webinar launch - Women & NCDs Community
  • Week of 11 February 2019; WHO EB meeting - our analysis; Making US streets safe for all; Inside PMAC2019; Explore challenges to global food systems
  • Week of 4 February 2019; #UHC & #NCDs updated policy brief; Petition aims to restore Brazil's food council; Sugary drinks tax in Barbados
  • Week of 28 January 2019; 'Global syndemic' world's gravest health threat; What works to eliminate trans fats? World Cancer Day blog
  • Week of 21 January 2019; Advocacy priorities for WHO EB; Eliminating trans fatty acids - roundtable; Survey on future of food; Oxford U. short course
  • Week of 14 January 2019; Switch to healthier diets & food systems needed - Lancet; Why bolstering accountability should be your New Year's Resolution
  • Week of 7 January 2019; New year, new benefits to becoming an NCDA member; Pollution knows no borders report; EAT-Lancet Commission report out soon
  • Week of 10 December 2018; UHC & NCDs: a mutually reinforcing agenda - new brief; Ban industry at climate talks; Reflections on a whirlwind year
  • Week of 3 December 2018; Call for an end to diabetes in pregnancy, new NCD alliance in Mozambique, Advocacy Agenda for People Living w/NCDs in Kenya
  • Week of 19 November 2018; Ghana creating Advocacy Agenda for people living with NCDs; Healthcare for people, not silos for disease; Exporting obesity
  • Week of 12 November 2018; NCDs prominent in Global Burden of Disease study, World Diabetes Day focus on family, Webinar - oral health and NCDs
  • Week of 5 November 2018; 5 tips for civil society to advance NCD agenda, air pollution conference recap; oral health & NCDs webinar; dementia & mental health blog
  • Week of 29 October 2018; New resources on air pollution, NCDs and youth in Tanzania, EU childhood obesity projects, health promotion forum
  • Week of 22 October 2018; Last day for HLM survey, New report on meaningful involvement, Katie Dain op-ed, Ireland action on alcohol
  • Week of 15 October 2018; Putting #NCDs at the forefront of women & children’s health; WHO Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives
  • Week of 8 October 2018; Mental health in the spotlight; Ending weight stigma & discrimination; NCDs Community of Practice responds to HLM
  • Week of 1 October 2018; UN HLM on NCDs; 300+ CSOs urge leaders to reach higher; In session: World Cancer Congress & FCTC COP8
  • Week of 24 September 2018; Trouble Brewing - Alcohol & NCDs; Partnering to eliminate trans-fats; Youth should seek resources for NCDs; World Heart Day
  • Week of 17 September 2018; HLM Political Declaration agreed; Countdown2030: most countries off-track for NCDs targets; NCD Commission report in EMRO
  • Week of 10 September 2018; NCDA & Vital Strategies brief UN correspondents; ENOUGH: Global Week for NCDs wrap-up; Obesity & malnutrition rising
  • Week of 3 September 2018; Global Week for Action on NCDs off to flying start; Physical activity at dangerously low levels

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