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Media release: UN NCD Political Declaration in a sick and sorry state
Announcements | 27th September 2018
The NCD Alliance today released a joint statement supported by nearly 300 organisations, people living with NCDs and experts calling on world leaders to go above and beyond the vague and weak commitments contained in the Political Declaration of the third UN HLM on NCDs.
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NCDA statement in response to Worldwide Brewing Alliance event at the UNGA on “the role of the beer sector in advancing the SDGs”
Announcements | 26th September 2018
NCDA calls on all UN agencies and national governments not to engage in partnerships with the alcohol industry, on the grounds that the alcohol industry persists with concerted lobbying against WHO recommended measures to reduce health impacts and societal harm attributable to their products.
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Global Coalition for Circulatory Health launches initiative
Announcements | 26th September 2018
The World Heart Federation launched the White Paper for Circulatory Health on 25 September, during the United Nations General Assembly and just ahead of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
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Trouble Brewing: Four major global health organizations warn that countries are ignoring the harms of alcohol consumption
Announcements | 24th September 2018
Alcohol is a leading contributor to death & disability worldwide, but governments haven’t responded to the issue with the resources & action this urgent issue requires, says new report.
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NCD Alliance and Resolve to Save Lives partner to eliminate trans-fatty acids
Announcements | 24th September 2018
NCDA has teamed up with Resolve to Save Lives in support of the WHO's REPLACE action package, a guide to the elimination of industrially-produced trans fat.
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More than half of countries are not on track to meet global targets for chronic diseases
Announcements | 21st September 2018
More than half of all countries are predicted to fail to reach the UN target to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseses by 2030, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.
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Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men
Announcements | 21st September 2018
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
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Political Declaration on NCDs agreed
Announcements | 20th September 2018
The Political Declaration for the HLM on NCDs was finally agreed by Member States in New York on 19 September, ahead of the High-Level Meeting on 27 September.