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Joint Mission of the UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs to India
Announcements | 19th December 2014
A joint mission of the United Nations Inter Agency Task Force (UNIATF) on the Prevention and Control of NCDs visited India from 8-12 December with the goal of enhancing UN support to the Government of India to scale up the national multisectoral response to NCDs.
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NCDs among top priorities for World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Announcements | 18th December 2014
The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) will be held from 17 to 21 March 2015 in Abu Dhabi, the Capital City of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NCDs at the centre of debate in World Cancer Congress 2014
Announcements | 11th December 2014
The World Cancer Congress 2014 was immensely successful for NCDs, with links being drawn from cancer to the broader NCD agenda from start to finish. The NCD Alliance team had a strong presence at WCC, with numerous sessions highlighting NCD-related issues, and dynamic, interactive discussions at the NCD Cafe, organised by NCD Alliance supporters.
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UHC and NCDs: Our latest policy brief is now available in French and Spanish
Announcements | 10th December 2014
"Universal Health Coverage and Non-Communicable Diseases: A Mutually Reinforcing Agenda" covers the unique challenges the NCD epidemic poses to achieving UHC, and the role of UHC in strengthening the NCD response.
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NCDs in LMICs: A global health crisis, says Council of Foreign Relations report
Announcements | 04th December 2014
'The Emerging Global Health Crisis: Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries' report was released today by the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force on NCDs in Washington, DC.
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European Youth Essay Competition: Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
Announcements | 20th November 2014
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is holding a European Youth Essay Competition, calling for responses to the following question:
Why is Access to Medicines a pressing European issue today? What role should universities play in solving the global medical access and innovation crisis?
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ICN2: Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework for Action adopted today
Announcements | 19th November 2014
The Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework for Action on Nutrition have been adopted today at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), by Ministers from 193 countries.
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South Africa NCD Alliance holds NCDs Health Systems Strengthening Kopano
Announcements | 18th November 2014
As part of the NCD Alliance Program ‘Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action’, the South Africa NCD Alliance is holding a meeting entitled NCDs Health Systems Strengthening Kopano; Kopano being Setswana for meeting, unity, together.