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  • IDF welcomes UK announcement on soda tax from 2018

    Announcements  |  21st March 2016

    The government of the UK now joins countries such as Mexico, France, Norway and South Africa in the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.  

  • Looking for cutting edge NCD analysis? Our March 2016 webinar is online now

    Announcements  |  17th March 2016

    Did you miss our March 2016 webinar? Video & pdf of slides are available here. Presentations include multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms in South-East Asia and national NCD commissions in the Caribbean.

  • Access to medicines

    High-level Panel on Access to Medicines

    Announcements  |  15th March 2016

    The UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines held an open contribution period for submissions addressing issues affecting innovation and access to health technologies. 

  • Scenes from the opening of the Youth Forum at the 60th session of the Commission of the Status of Women

    Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60)

    Announcements  |  14th March 2016

    The 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held from 14 – 24 March at UN Headquarters in New York. This year’s priority theme is Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.

  • NCD Dialogues Announced for 31st International Conference of ADI

    Announcements  |  10th March 2016

    Two sessions of the NCD Dialogues will be held at the upcoming ADI's international conference in Budapest, Hungary. 

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    World Congress of Cardiology 2016

    Announcements  |  03rd March 2016

    The 2016 World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health will take place 4-7 June in Mexico City.

  • Time to accelerate action against NCDs in the Caribbean

    Announcements  |  02nd March 2016

    The regional response to the grave threat posed by NCDs must be intensified immediately if the health, wellbeing and development gains of Caribbean people are to be protected. 

  • A grandmother and her grandchildren plant a tree in a drought-stricken rural area of West Bengal, India.

    NCD Alliance Strategic Plan 2016-2020 launched

    Announcements  |  23rd February 2016

    Following an independent review and extensive consultation with many partners over the last year, we are pleased to share with you our ambitious new Strategic Plan for 2016-2020.

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