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Stronger Together: Growing the #NCDVoices movement through training and mentoring
Announcements | 27th June 2019
On 26-28 June, 22 people living with NCDs and national/regional NCD alliance representatives from 12 countries have come together in Geneva to attend the Our Views, Our Voices 2019 Train the Trainer workshop organised by the NCD Alliance.
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Tackling multimorbidity: NCD Alliance and Teva partner to place patients at the centre of UHC
Announcements | 17th June 2019
NCDA is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, to explore how to address multiple chronic conditions and promote the engagement of people living with NCDs.
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Pushing back against tobacco marketing to youth
Announcements | 13th June 2019
In advance of a report by Reuters, Philip Morris International has suspended its global social media influencer campaign which aggressively marketed IQOS. Over 100 public health and other organisations have endorsed a letter sent to social media CEOs to end the promotion of all tobacco products on their platforms.
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Building regional bridges to strengthen and promote civil society NCD coalitions in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa
Announcements | 13th June 2019
The NCD Alliance’s Mapping of NCD Civil Society Organisations in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa was presented yesterday in Dakar, Senegal, during a regional capacity development workshop organised on 12 and 13 June by the NCD Alliance with the support of Sanofi.
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Fostering participation from CARICOM countries in the UN HLM on UHC
Announcements | 12th June 2019
At the WHA72, HCC presented a new resource written by civil society and firstly targeted to government officials in the region to build their capacity to participate actively in the first UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage.
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Realising the promise of digital health for NCDs and UHC: What is the opportunity for civil society?
Announcements | 11th June 2019
NCDA hosted today a meeting in Dakar, Senegal, with key actors from civil society to discuss the opportunities offered by digital technologies in the NCD response.
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News on NCDs from the 72nd World Health Assembly
Announcements | 04th June 2019
Read our wrap up of the most important NCD-relevant decisions taken by member states at WHA72 and their impact on NCDs: Leaving no one behind, medicines price transparency, WHO budget and much more.
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Trans fats in the spotlight
Announcements | 04th June 2019
This spotlight update on NCDA’s work to accelerate trans fat elimination shares recent activities, new resources and ways to get involved.