The 69th UN General Assembly high-level week begins this Sunday 21 September in New York. Numerous side events are planned throughout the week, covering NCDs, universal health coverage (UHC), maternal and newborn child health, and the post-2015 development agenda.

A selection of NCD-related events, hosted by NCD Alliance and our collaborators are below:

  • Sunday 21 September, 18:00-20:30: “A Healthy Future for All: Investing in Early Years for NCDs and Post-2015”, Westin Grand Central Hotel.
  • Monday 22 September, 12:00-14:00: “Next Steps for NCDs for children and youth - UNICEF Facts for Life and lifecourse priorities for the post-2015 development agenda”, The Harvard Club.
  • Monday 22 September, 18:00: “Adolescents and NCDs: Evidence generation and programme implementation to tackle risk behaviours in adolescents”, Convene Times Square.
  • Wednesday 24 September, 18:30: “A Toast to UHC”, Riverpark 450 East 29th Street

The NCD Alliance will be launching a new policy brief at UNGA, on NCDs and UHC, which analyses the synergies and barriers for NCDs and UHC, as well as providing policy measures to ensure that UHC directly contributes to improving NCD prevention and control.

Click here for more information, including a complete calendar of side events.

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