In advance of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs, The Vietnam NCD alliance (NCD-VN), which is a part of the NCD Alliance’s Seed Programme, has been working to sensitize the National Assembly and various Government Ministries (Health, Industry and Trade, Justice, and Information and Communication) about NCD prevention and control through strengthening advocacy in 6 priorities:

Asbestos ban in 2020
Coal-fired power plant restriction and promoting Sustainable Energy
Promote the implementation of FCTC article 5.3 and advocate for tobacco tax increase
Develop draft law and advocate for the passing of the Law on Alcohol-related harm prevention
Promote NCDs management training for health human resources at the primary healthcare level
NCDs prevention and control through social media.

Between April and June 2018, NCD -VN organized 3 workshops, presented and participated in more than 20 local workshops and taskforce meetings, and wrote around 10 articles for newspapers and on social media to advocate for these six priorities. At these events, NCD-VN’s experts emphasized information relating to health impacts, economic return and WHO’ Best Buy package.

The Ministry of Health has also responded positively to NCD-VN’s engagement regarding advocacy for high-level participation at the UN HLM on NCDs.

The Minister of Health, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien showed her commitment on these above priorities and will attend the UN HLM on NCDs 2018 in New York.
NCD-VN, along with HealthBrigde Canada and Vietnam Public Health Association, have been recognized as key actors in advocating for tobacco and alcohol control.
RTCCD, the coordinating organization of NCD-VN, was invited by MoH and WHO to participate in training program for primary healthcare staff in controlling high blood pressure and diabetes. Under the coordination of RTCCD, NCD-VN experts have been collaborating with NorthWest University to establish the Faculty of Health Science as the foundation for developing a training program for health human resources in disadvantageous areas.

One ongoing campaign has been dedicated to the passing of a law on alcohol harm prevention, which is expected to be submitted to National Assembly meeting in October, 2018. The law, which was drafted by the Ministry of Health and commented on by HealthBridge Canada and NCDs-VN experts, focuses on WHO’s Best Buy interventions to reduce harmful use of alcohol (increase taxes on alcoholic beverages, ban or restrict alcohol advertising, and restrict physical availability of alcohol in sale outlets).

This draft law will potentially encounter obstacles when submitted to the National Assembly because of strong opposition from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Finance, and the alcohol industry. Therefore, the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders have tasked NCD-VN to deliver a workshop on “Alcohol, poverty and health fund” this August in order to gather community-based evidence to share with policy makers, strengthen communication on social media to support the Ministry of Health, and especially to amplify the voices of people directly impacted by alcohol-related harm in the process of developing the law.

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NCDs-VN organized a training workshop on monitoring and communication for tobacco control on May 03- 05

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Building and sustaining civil society coalitions for effective NCD advocacy

19th January 2024

The main objective of this training is to develop and strengthen the skills and knowledge of advocates and NCD alliances in coalition building to achieve advocacy goals and objectives. The training will leverage existing Advocacy Institute resources regarding building effective alliances as well as strategic advocacy planning. The training will allow for fruitful experience sharing between participants navigating within different national and regional contexts.
The moment for caring: How can NCD Alliance members build momentum ahead of the Global Week for Action?

22nd June 2023

This workshop brought together and mobilised roughly 75 members of the NCD Alliance network as we campaign together towards the annual Global Week for Action campaign, with the 2023 theme of Bridging the NCD care gap. It provided an overview of the Universal Health Coverage advocacy landscape, explored members’ current advocacy efforts towards closing the NCD care gap and achieving UHC and how they are adapting GW4A UHC Advocacy Priorities and Asks to support their work in country and provided member-led guidance on ways to carry out advocacy campaigning adapted to local contexts and aimed at key stakeholder groups. It combined the audiences of the three Peer Learning Advocacy Networks (PLANs) and the Advocacy Institute participating alliances.
Digital practical guide to advocacy will strengthen civil society action for noncommunicable diseases

11th May 2023

NCDA has launched a digital version of its Practical Guide to Strategic Advocacy Planning that includes videos, tools and case studies to support civil society action for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Grant Writing and Project Management - Session 3

24th January 2023

This virtual training aimed to introduce alliances in the Advocacy Institute seed programme to project cycle management and grant proposal writing practices to efficiently and timely respond to funding opportunities when they arise. Session 3 focused on project implementation, specifically the delivery phase. It will introduce theory, tools and templates for effective work management and team communication. We will also discuss project evaluation and closure, with a focus on sustainability.
Grant Writing and Project Management - Session 2

20th December 2022

This virtual training aimed to introduce alliances in the Advocacy Institute seed programme to project cycle management and grant proposal writing practices to efficiently and timely respond to funding opportunities when they arise. Session 2 focused on project planning, specifically the inception phase. It covered the key preparations for work plans, resources, and staff that need to be made during the planning period. It also focused on defining key outcomes, outputs, and criteria of success and the monitoring and evaluation systems for tracking work progress.