Launched at the third Global NCD Alliance Forum, the updated NCD Atlas shares views of global civil society and highlights top initiatives to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

How does global NCD civil society assess the efforts made in the last decade to advance the NCD agenda and what are national and regional alliances themselves doing to bridge the gaps that have emerged? Those questions are addressed in the 2020 NCD Atlas - ‘Bridging the Gap on NCDs through Civil Society Action: Initiatives from National and Regional NCD Alliances’.

Released at the Global NCDA Forum in Sharjah today, the new publication provides updated information on NCD alliances by presenting the results of an online survey, and offering a snapshot of their current status and growth. In addition, it assesses alliances’ views and perspectives on the enablers and barriers for governments and civil society to achieve global NCD targets, as well as their key priorities and recommendations to bridge the gap on NCDs.

For example, although 62% of countries have indicators for national NCD targets, only 18% of NCD alliances believe their country has sufficient accountability mechanisms to ensure targets are actually met.

The NCD Atlas also highlights 11 case studies from alliances worldwide showcasing initiatives that have contributed to bridging the gap in meeting NCD targets. These cases fall under three categories: advocating and adopting transformative policies and solutions, building NCD social movements, and enhancing accountability mechanisms.

Finally, to boost NCD civil society and to accelerate action on NCDs, the NCD Atlas presents a set of recommendations to national and regional NCD alliances, international organisations, governments, and the NCD Alliance.

Resources

NCD Atlas - Bridging the Gap on NCDs through Civil Society Action

To showcase NCD civil society efforts in bridging the gap on NCDs, and to coincide with the third Global NCD Alliance Forum 2020 taking place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the NCD Alliance has developed the ‘NCD Atlas - Bridging the Gap on NCDs through Civil Society Action: Initiatives of National and Regional NCD Alliances’ publication.

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Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress - Discussion paper

This discussion paper outlines the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response. Calling on the experience of NCD Alliance’s global network of people living with NCDs, advocates, campaigners and experts collected via several surveys, as well as the latest data from the World Health Organization and peer reviewed literature, the following pages identify what has been lost in translation of the global targets for NCD reduction and describe the major barriers to meaningful progress.

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Bridging the Gap - NCD Civil Society Compass

This NCD Civil Society Compass presents the outcomes of an analysis of the major gaps in the first decade of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) response and potential actions for civil society to bridge these gaps and accelerate progress. The gaps are outlined in full in the companion document Bridging the Gap on NCDs: from global promises to local progress and pinpoint the major barriers to meaningful progress, based on opinion surveys of the NCD Alliance network and drawing on WHO data and peer reviewed research.

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58th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organizations (PAHO)

22nd October 2020

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)’s Directing Council took place from Monday 28 September - Tuesday 29 September 2020 and was held virtually for the first time with more than 400 participants connected. What last year was a weeklong meeting, this time shrank to two days. The focus of the Directing Council was centred on the response to COVID-19, and administrative, financial, and constitutional matters.
Catalysing NCD Civil Society Alliances to Drive Change

22nd October 2020

Our newly published Impact Report demonstrates the results of the first phase from 2017-2019 of The NCD Alliance Advocacy Institute.
The NCD Alliance Advocacy Institute 2017 - 2019 Impact Report: Catalysing NCD Civil Society Alliances to Drive Change

20th October 2020

This NCD Alliance report on the Advocacy Institute 2017-2019 is based on the contributions from the 14 national NCD alliances who participated in the Seed and Accelerator programmes during this period. The NCDA’s Advocacy Institute Seed Programme promotes and supports coalition building and establishes the foundations for effective NCD advocacy through in-person trainings around major global milestones, webinars, tailored technical assistance, peer support, as well as annual seed grants.
Bridging the accountability gap between commitments and action on NCDs

07th September 2020

Accountability is crucial in making progress on NCDs. The Global Week for Action on NCDs starting today is an opportunity to get involved, as this year will unite the NCD movement under this theme.
WHO webinar: Civil society engagement in COVID-19 responses at national and local levels

06th July 2020

To hear more about civil society engagement in the COVID-19 response at national and local levels, join in WHO's webinar on Wednesday 8 July 2020 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CEST.