NCD Alliance

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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Abstracts can be submitted for the World Stroke Congress (22-25 October, Istanbul) until 8 April.

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Saturday 8 March 2014 is International Women's Day. To learn more about IWD, click here.

To learn more about women and NCDs, click here.

The Young Person's Chronic Disease Network has issued a statement against the criminalization and other forms of discrimination against homosexuality on the basis of violation of fundamental human rights including the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for all.

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Global Health Council Executive Director Christine Sow accompanied US Senate staff to East Africa on a study tour organized by the Livestrong Foundation and Management Sciences for Health.

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President of the General Assembly John W. Ashe met with Dr Margaret Chan on 24th February, when the two discussed current efforts and outstanding targets in noncommunicable diseases.

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According to a new report published by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, being overweight is so common that it risks becoming a new norm in the WHO European Region. For example, up to 27% of 13-year-olds and 33% of 11-year olds are overweight.