NCD Alliance

For the first time since the 2011 UN HL Summit on NCDs in New York national NCD Directors convened at WHO Headquarters in Geneva 15-17 February.

The Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model was launched today in Washington DC. It is a tool to classify food and drink products that are in excess of critical nutrients such as sugars, salt, total fat, saturated fat and trans-fatty acids.

The University of Washington and the US Center for Science in the Public Interest have released today a very comprehensive report on the health impact and marketing of sugary drinks in low- and middle-income countries.

Today on World Cancer Day 2016 (Thursday 4 February), the world unites against this disease that knows no borders and represents one of humanity’s most pressing and financial concerns.

Together with World Cancer Research Fund International, NCD Alliance has welcomed the Final Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO), published by the World Health Organisation on 25th January 2016 during the 168th meeting of the Executive Board. 

Discussions at the 138^th WHO Executive Board (EB) concluded on Saturday. Highlights on NCDs and other relevant agenda items are outlined here.

World Cancer Day –taking place on 4 February – is a unique opportunity to raise awareness that there is much that can be done at an individual, community and governmental level, to harness and mobilise solutions and catalyse positive change. Over 300 activities are currently registered on the Map of Impact.

Taking place under the tagline "We Can. I can", World Cancer Day 2016-2018 will explore how everyone - as a collective or as individuals - can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer.

The NCD Alliance Supporters Consultation Group hosted this week editions of the NCD Cafe at the World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada, and the NCD Dialogues at the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa.