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Embracing digital health technology to promote education on NCDs in Kenya
Announcements | 10th December 2018
The NCD Alliance of Kenya (NCDAK) launched on 14 November, World Diabetes Day, a new educational digital tool to promote health and NCD prevention.
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Successful advocacy to protect the right to health in Argentina
Announcements | 08th December 2018
Failing to prevent NCDs is a breach of the obligation in Argentina's National Constitution to protect its citizens.
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MECIEC secures political commitment to NCDs in Colombia
Announcements | 06th December 2018
Mesa Colombiana de Enfermedades Crónicas (MECIEC) has secured unprecedent commitment from the political class for better nutrition and public health policies.
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Mozambique’s NCD Alliance launched
Announcements | 05th December 2018
The Mozambican NCD Alliance was launched on 30 November 2018 in the capital Maputo with the participation of Minister of Health Dr. Nazira Abdula and other high-level representatives.
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NCD Alliance partners with Pfizer to promote the role of health workers in strengthening health systems
Announcements | 04th December 2018
NCDA is very pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Pfizer to develop evidence on cost-effective solutions involving frontline health workers to strengthen health systems.
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Can commercial actors be health actors?
Announcements | 21st November 2018
Titled Commercial Actors = Health Actors?, the webinar focused on corporate influence on consumption worldwide and health policy makers’ attempts to regulate private-sector activities.
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Creating an advocacy agenda of people living with NCDs in Ghana
Announcements | 20th November 2018
An Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs in Ghana is expected to be published by the end of 2018, following a meeting co-hosted by the Ghana NCD Alliance and NCA Alliance, 14-15 November in Accra.
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Bad news on NCDs confirmed by Global Burden of Disease study
Announcements | 14th November 2018
The 2017 Global Burden of Disease study corroborates the headline of NCD Countdown 2030 that most nations will fail to meet SDG target 3.4 for reducing deaths from NCDs.