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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.
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Follow the NCD Alliance at Women Deliver!
Announcements | 03rd June 2019
This week, NCDA team is in Vancouver for the Women Deliver conference, which brings together advocates from 160 countries to discuss gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women.