Noncommunicable diseases
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Climate change impacts on health growing more deadly, says the Lancet Countdown
31st October 2022
Inaction on climate change has major health costs. According to a new report, fossil fuels contributed to 1.3 million deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2020.
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A call to integrate chronic diseases in pandemic preparedness and response
18th October 2022
"NCDs must no longer be seen as an afterthought to pandemic preparedness and response – but as a fundamental component of resilience, equity, and economic stability. These two agendas need to be linked", Anne Lise Ryel, NCDA President.
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Rwanda NCD Alliance receives prestigious Primary Health Care Award
21st September 2022
The Rwanda NCD Alliance has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award. The award recognises their work in building multisectoral collaboration on NCDs in Rwanda.