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What would a more dementia friendly world look like?
Announcements | 16th March 2015
What would a more dementia friendly world look like? This new booklet from Alzheimer’s Disease International explores how Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) are making a difference all around the globe.
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First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia begins today!
| 16th March 2015
On 16 and 17 March 2015, WHO will be hosting its first Ministerial Conference on Global Action Ag
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CSW59: NCD Alliance side event
Announcements | 16th March 2015
NCDs are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and the number one cause of death among women.
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NCDs front and centre at WCTOH 2015
| 12th March 2015
The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) will be held from 17 to 21 March 2015 in A
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Kidney Health for All
World Days | 11th March 2015
12 March is World Kidney Day. The Theme for 2015 is "Kidney Health For All".
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Advocacy toolkit: Info & resources to take action
Announcements | 11th March 2015
The NCD Alliance's new "Advocacy Toolkit on NCDs in Post-2015 Development Agenda" is available for download as a navigable PDF.
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Gestational diabetes a hidden threat to maternal and neonatal health
World Days | 08th March 2015
In marking International Women’s Day on March 8, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and the NCD Alliance are calling for recognition of gestational diabetes as a priority maternal and newborn health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where a woman’s lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth is 1 in 38, compared to 1 in 3,700 in the developed word.