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WHO establishes high-level commission on NCDs
Announcements | 11th October 2017
The WHO has announced it is setting up a high-level commission to identify innovative ways to cut
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Number of children living with obesity worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades
Announcements | 11th October 2017
If post-2000 trends continue, global levels of child and adolescent obesity will surpass those for moderately and severely underweight youth from the same age group by 2022, says a new WHO report.
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May Measurement Month: Screening and Awareness Raising in Zambia
Announcements | 06th October 2017
In May 2017, the Zambia NCD Alliance joined the Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation and other organisations to conduct a national cross-sectional blood pressure (BP) survey of adults aged 18 years and above.
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Making the case for tobacco control and fiscal measures in Ghana
Announcements | 06th October 2017
VALD, a member of the Ghana Non Communicable Diseases Alliance, in June 2017 convened a high-level round table meeting to draw a link between tobacco and development and make tobacco control a national development priority.
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Our Views, Our Voices: 1,893 People Living with NCDs Consulted
Announcements | 06th October 2017
Read about the 72 community conversations involving those who have or have had NCDs, their care partners, relatives or friends, which were held in 16 different countries.
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Call for Case Studies: Integrated Care for NCDs
Announcements | 02nd October 2017
We are collecting case studies to include in a practical guide on integrated care for NCDs with other health areas, and we want your advice! If you know of any relevant initiatives, please share a brief summary with us by 10th October.
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WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor
Announcements | 20th September 2017
Progress around the world to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has been uneven and insufficient, and governments must step up their efforts, says WHO in its just-released Noncommunicable disease Progress Monitor 2017.
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Overview of NCD-themed events at UNGA72
Announcements | 15th September 2017
The high-level segment of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York next week. NCDA is hosting a side event on Monday 18 Sept from 6-7:30pm, entitled Breaking Down Silos, Building Synergies: Implementing NCDs in the SDG Era.