NCD Alliance

African Ministers of Health have acknowledged the critical role of UHC in Africa´s socio-economic development. They noted that it is the way forward for African countries given the prevailing health problems facing the continent.

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Geneva (02 April, 2014) The World Congress of Cardiology will convene leading experts across the world in Melbourne, Australia from 4 – 7 May to debate and present the latest findings in heart health. One of the key topics to be discussed will be on the importance of national targets to reduce premature mortality related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as dietary salt guidelines.

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Online submission of sessions is now open! Deadline 30th April 2014.

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Emmanuel Sanwuok is the first NCD Regional Coordinator in the Upper West Region of Ghana, and works tirelessly with his team to provide free NCD screening to his community.

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Tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries. The theme of World TB Day 2014 is to "Reach the 3 Million". Of the 9 million people who suffer from TB each year, 3 million are "missed" by health systems; most often coming from the world’s poorest, most vulnerable communities.

This March, the HCC releases its Civil Society Regional Status Report – “Responses to NCDs in the Caribbean Community”. The report details what has been achieved and what is yet to be achieved in the response against NCDs in the Caribbean, and advocates from a civil society perspective for means to slow the NCD epidemic. The Executive Summary is available now, and the full report will be released on 28 March.

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The manifesto calls for a social movement to support collective public health action at all levels of society; human health and wellbeing, threats to the sustainability of our civilisation, and threats to the natural and human-made systems that support us.

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Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of UNECA, summarises key messages arising from Africa-wide consultations aiming to articulate an African common position on the post-2015 development agenda.

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