NCD financing
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Where's the money for NCDs
24th September 2018
Who will stand up and be the ‘noncommunicable diseases marathon runner’, someone who can break free of the current sluggishness and inaction in dealing with these devastating diseases?
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Saving lives, spending less: New WHO investment case for NCDs
16th May 2018
This long awaited report outlines the investment case for addressing NCDs, quantifying the health and economic benefits of implementing the WHO Best Buys. The bottom line: invest now, save later.
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Financing Dialogue hears about civil society advocacy for mobilising resources
11th April 2018
Participants at a session hosted by NCD Alliance at this week’s WHO dialogue on financing for NCDs discussed lessons learned about various examples of civil society advocacy for resource mobilisation in Denmark, Mali, Mexico.
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Taxes on unhealthy products can benefit poorest most – Lancet commission
04th April 2018
Taxes on unhealthy products have the potential to produce major health gains among the poorest in society, who are disproportionately affected by NCDs, according to an analysis released by a taskforce of The Lancet today.
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Enough! End delays in investing in NCD prevention and control now
04th April 2018
Two events in the next two weeks will turn the spotlight from the need for heightened political will in the NCDs response to the paucity of financing for NCDs ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in New York on 27 September.