NCD Alliance

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to ban smoking in public places in Russia. The bill, which will begin to come into force starting 1 June 2013, will also enforce minimum price on cigarettes and restrictions on advertising.

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The NCD Alliance is proud to share the work of national NCD Alliances in their fight to address NCDs.

The Mathiwos Wondu-YeEthiopia Cancer Society has been working with the Working Group on NCDs, in Ethiopia to push its own government in reviewing and approving the Strategic Framework document on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). It is also included in the fourth Health Sector Development Program (HSPD) and Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) of the country, for 2011-2015 periods.

New Lancet series supports the inclusion of NCDs in the post-2015 development agenda,
aligning with NCD Alliance objectives

Helen Clark gave the keynote address at the Lancet series Launch of NCDs and Development.

In her address, she looks at the progress being on the health goals in the current MDGs and she explores how health broadly and NCDs could fit into the next development agenda. Finally, she comments on how development actors like UNDP can support multisectoral action to address the burden of NCDs.

Dr. Sania Nishtar represented the NCD Alliance at this years World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. She reflects on the global dimensions of the NCDs and goes into detail on how her own organisation, Heartfile, has raised awareness of the burden of NCDs in Pakistan.

Her reflections can be found here

NCDs were widely discussed this week at a conference organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) on World Cancer Day in Geneva.

Cary Adams, the CEO of UICC and the current Chair of the NCD Alliance, spoke on the increasing burden of NCDs and how there should be a multi-sectoral approach to tackle the 'tsunami of NCDs.'

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Author: Isolda Agazzi

Source: Inter Press Service

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shares his views on how to frame the next set of goals for the global health community. He makes the argument for three principles to be considered for the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Those principles are:

Source: Uganda NCD Alliance

The Uganda NCD Alliance has received a $600,000 grant by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) through its partnership with the Danish NCD Alliance.

The financial commitment is part of an ongoing twinning initiative between Denmark and Uganda in an overall effort to reduce the burden of NCDs in Uganda, focusing primarily on treating cancer, diabetes and heart disease and reducing their common risk factors of tobacco use, unhealthy diet and lack of exercise.

In August 2012, the Chair of the NCD Alliance, Cary Adams, sat down with GBC Health to talk about the impact of NCDs on business, the world economies, and development.