Civil Society Resource Library

WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health

Advocacy Materials
| 21st September 2018

More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 21 September 2018. This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than three quarters of these deaths were among men. Overall, the harmful use of alcohol causes more than 5% of the global disease burden.

alcohol control
Together We Are Stronger - Become a Member of the NCD Alliance

Advocacy Materials
| 15th July 2018

Do you want to join the NCD movement and ensure your priorities are represented globally at the highest level? Would you like to connect with NCD advocates and experts at regional and global level, and leverage opportunities for strategic and coordinated action? Are you ready to take your advocacy work to the next level?

NCDA membership, brochure
The NCD Alliance's Membership Principles

Advocacy Materials
| 14th July 2018

NCDA's mission is to unite and strengthen our civil society network to stimulate collaborative action for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through advocacy, accountability, capacity development and knowledge exchange.

NCDA membership
Campaign Fuel

Tools & Guidance
| 27th June 2018

This guide has been developed to help members of the NCD civil society community, such as NCD alliances, members and people living with NCDs, join the campaign to demand meaningful change in the lead up to the 2018 United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs.

toolkit, guide, social media, enough, campaign, advocacy
Social Media Basics

Tools & Guidance
| 27th June 2018

This guide has been developed to help members of the NCD civil society community begin their social media journey. It shares how strategic use of social media can generate large-scale meaningful change, and should be a crucial tool in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide.

guide, toolkit, social media, campaigns, advocacy
NCD Alliance Annual Report 2017

Advocacy Materials
| 18th May 2018

The annual report provides a snapshot of the activities and achievements of NCDA and our extensive constituency. It also includes a summary of financial statements. The report serves as a testament and heartfelt thank you to our community as we move ever closer towards meeting our common goal: to reduce the NCD burden for people everywhere.

annual report, governance, accountability
Saving lives, spending less: a strategic response to noncommunicable diseases

NCD Background Information
| 16th May 2018

Saving lives, spending less: a strategic response to noncommunicable diseases reveals, for the first time, the financing needs and returns on investment of the WHO cost-effective and feasible “Best Buy” policies to protect people from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the world’s leading causes of ill health and death.

financing
Noncommunicable Diseases: We have had enough

Videos
| 29th March 2018

Deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases bring suffering and heartache to millions of people worldwide – those who live with the diseases, as well as their families and friends. 70% of all deaths worldwide result from NCDs, but this should not be the case as many of these deaths are preventable. We are calling on governments to move beyond rhetoric and to commit to and deliver much more assertive action, now. Because we have had enough. Have you? #EnoughNCDs

UNHLM, HLM3, enough

Pages