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  • "No Empty Shelves" on World Diabetes Day

    World Days  |  14th November 2016

    “No Empty Shelves” project calls the public and private sector to help increase access to essential medicines and technologies for diabetes. The NCD Alliance joins over 30 global organisations partners supporting this call to action led by PATH.

  • Co-chairs' statement from the 2016 WHO GCM/NCD Global Dialogue

    Announcements  |  10th November 2016

    The WHO GCM/NCD Global Dialogue took place in Mauritius between 19 and 21 October 2016, on the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle NCDs as part of the 2030 Agenda. The Co-Chairs’ Statement is available on the GCM/NCD website.

  • World Diabetes Day 2016: #Test2Prevent

    World Days  |  10th November 2016

    World Diabetes Day is celebrated annually on November 14. The theme this year is Eyes on Diabetes. Activities and materials will focus on promoting the importance of screening to ensure early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and treatment to reduce the risk of serious complications.

    World Diabetes Day

  • WHO DG Margaret Chan calls to stop the tobacco epidemic

    Announcements  |  07th November 2016

    "Every tobacco death is an avoidable tradedy. The epidemic must stop here", says WHO Director General Dr Chan in an op-ed published yesterday in The Guardian, before the start of the 7th Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC in India this week.

  • #NCDCafe at #2016WCC: lively discussions on key topics

    Announcements  |  03rd November 2016

    The NCD Café at #2016WCC opened on Tuesday with a session on shared risk factors. Wednesday featured solutions for addressing NCDs in women. The programme ends today with a session on mHealth.

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    New practical guide on how to build effective NCD alliances

    Announcements  |  01st November 2016

    How do you create an effective & sustainable NCD alliance from the ground up? Find out in our new Practical Guide.  

    toolkit, NCDs, coalitions, civil society

  • Global health leaders call for a World Health Assembly cancer resolution in 2017

    Announcements  |  31st October 2016

    250 global cancer and health leaders gathered at the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit this week to call for a comprehensive and robust World Health Assembly (WHA) cancer resolution in 2017. 

  • Check out NCD Programme at World Cancer Congress

    Announcements  |  28th October 2016

    This year again, the World Cancer Congress will bring together leading experts across NCDs, providing an ideal setting for collaboration and exchange of lessons learned across diseases.

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