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Greater investment, strengthened partnerships, are focus of East African NCDs conference
Feature | 23rd November 2022
Generating greater investment to fight the biggest cause of death and disability in the East African Community (EAC) will be a main aim of the Regional Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, 24-25 November 2022.
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NCDs investment fund puts control in hands of low- and middle-income countries
Feature | 21st November 2022
A new fund developed to spur investment in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health puts the countries hardest hit by inaction and lack of investment in the diseases at the heart of decision-making.
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COP27: Open letter calls on UN climate agency to drop Coca-Cola
Announcements | 11th November 2022
Together with 59 other health organisations from around the world, NCD Alliance has co-signed an open letter to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to voice our objections to Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of COP27.
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World Diabetes Day 2022 – Get educated!
World Days | 07th November 2022
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23 is access to diabetes care. In 2022, the campaign focuses on the need for better access to quality diabetes education.
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Afghanistan NCD Alliance joins global movement for World Heart Day and Breast Cancer Awareness month
Announcements | 04th November 2022
The Afghanistan NCD Alliance celebrate World Heart day during two events held in October to raise awareness around noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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Climate change impacts on health growing more deadly, says the Lancet Countdown
Announcements | 31st October 2022
Inaction on climate change has major health costs. According to a new report, fossil fuels contributed to 1.3 million deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2020.
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Psoriatic disease and mental health: World Psoriasis Day 2022
World Days | 28th October 2022
World Psoriasis Day is October 29th. Each year, the global psoriatic disease community unites for action to raise awareness of psoriatic disease. This year’s theme is mental health.
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Two steps back for the health of women and children in the face of conflict, climate change and COVID-19, report shows
Announcements | 25th October 2022
The health of women and children worldwide has been battered in the last two years, a period that has witnessed growing impacts of conflicts, climate change and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals the 2022 Every Woman Every Child Progress Report launched on 18 October.