Civil Society Resource Library

COVID-19 and Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs): Questions and Answers

Tools & Guidance
| 27th April 2020

This question and answers document aims to give a brief summary of the linkages between COVID-19 and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is not a comprehensive review. For more information, please visit NCDA’s resources page, and our page of calls to action from the NCD civil society movement in response to this new pandemic.

pandemic, Covid-19
NCD Civil Society Compass - Gap cards

Infographics
| 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. Each card introduces the NCD Civil Society Compass for Bridging the Gap on NCDs, provides an overview of what the gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines. Civil Society advocates can use them separately or as a set to support planning, coordination and advocacy.

civil society, civil society action
NCD Civil Society Compass - The accountability gap

Tools & Guidance
(66.61kB) | 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. This card introduces the accountability gap, provides an overview of what the accountability gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines.

civil society, civil society action, accountability, NCDs Prevention & Control
NCD Civil Society Compass - The community engagement gap

Tools & Guidance
(72.04kB) | 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. This card introduces the community engagement gap, provides an overview of what the community engagement gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines.

civil society, civil society action, NCD voices
NCD Civil Society Compass - The care gap

Tools & Guidance
(67.00kB) | 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. This card introduces the care gap, provides an overview of what the care gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines.

civil society, civil society action, care, NCDs Prevention & Control
NCD Civil Society Compass - The investment gap

Tools & Guidance
(63.67kB) | 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. This card introduces the investment gap, provides an overview of what the investment gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines.

civil society, civil society action, financing
NCD Civil Society Compass - The leadership gap

Tools & Guidance
(65.95kB) | 02nd March 2020

Each card in this set briefly focuses on one of the five gaps identified as priority areas of action for civil society to help to bridge the gap on NCDs: Leadership, Accountability, Investment, Care, and Community Engagement. This card introduces the leadership gap, provides an overview of what the leadership gap is about, and proposes actions for civil society to consider taking in order to accelerate progress ahead of 2025 target deadlines.

NCDs Prevention & Control, advocacy, civil society, civil society action
Pushing for Progress - Accountability Toolkit

NCD Background Information
| 11th February 2020

The Toolkit provides background on the concept of accountability to the NCD civil society community, and resources to support civil society monitoring initiatives. The 2020 Toolkit is an update from a previous version from 2013, which included a benchmarking tool that was used by several national and regional alliances to produce civil society status reports in the lead up the 2014 UN High-Level Review.

accountability, monitor, toolkit, NCD response