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Breaking analysis, expert opinion and stories from the NCD Alliance network.

Find here high quality analysis on NCD policy issues and good practices; as well as stories from our civil society network work to reverse the NCD epidemic. The views expressed here are solely the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the NCD Alliance.

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  • Physical Activity in the park

    Momentum towards a more physically active future

    30th March 2017

    World Day for Physical Activity on April 6th is an opportunity to reflect on 12 months of progress in physical activity advocacy, & opportunities going forward.

  • Moment of reflection after a whirlwind year

    11th December 2018

    As the dust settles on a big year for NCDs, we have time to reflect on the year and think about our role moving forward. Beatriz Champagne of the Healthy Latin America Coalition (CLAS) shares her reflections.

  • Mobilising civil society to scale up national NCD responses

    10th October 2018

    Read what Sir Trevor Hassell, President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition said on a multistakheholder panel at the UN HLM on NCDs on 27 September on how to mobilise civil society to scale up national NCD responses.

  • Mexico adds its voice to the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs

    13th September 2017

    During community conversations held in August in México City in the context of the "Our Views, Our Voices" initiative, Mexicans living with NCDs have called for health systems to have a more human response to chronic diseases.

  • Mental health and psychosocial support must be at the core of humanitarian NCD programmes

    24th August 2018

    This blog explores findings from an MSF programme tackling NCDs in pre-war Syria. It highlights the enormous impact of war and the refugee experience on care delivery and self management. 

     

  • Media: A critical tool for building advocacy networks in East Africa

    17th January 2022

    In this blog, the East African NCD Alliance explains the process of building capacity of journalists to disseminate information on NCDs and the needs of people living with NCDs during COVID-19. 

  • Maternal Deaths in the USA: Far Too Many

    Maternal deaths in the USA: Far too many

    26th January 2022

    American Heart Association (AHA) authors reflect on rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States, advocating for social change and health provision to prevent women from dying. 

  • Making streets safer across the United States

    11th February 2019

    As part of their mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives, the American Heart Association supports cities and states in the U.S. making policy changes for healthier communities, like through Voices for Healthy Kids, focusing on childhood health and works to create safe active environments where walking and cycling are part of everyday life and culture

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