Composed of NCDA members, the NCD Alliance General Assembly (GA) is the organisation's supreme decision-making body. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 17th May 2023.

The GA meets every two years, and elects NCDA's President and Board of Directors. It can amend the constitution and receives and adopts the NCDA's reports and financial accounts. 

There are four founding members of the NCDA: International Diabetes Federation, World Heart Federation, Union for International Cancer Control and The Union. Founding members can vote at the General Assembly and can nominate individuals for election as NCDA President and Board members. In addition, founding members are entitled to a permanent seat on the Board.

Full NCDA members are entitled to attend and vote at the GA and can nominate individuals for President and Board. Associate members can attend the GA as observers (but not vote) and can nominate individuals for the Board (not for President).

The first NCDA General Assembly was held on 22 May 2017, in Geneva. 

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Board of Directors

The President and NCDA Board of Directors provide governance, leadership and strategic direction to NCDA and all its activities, steering the growth and safeguarding the reputation and success of the organisation.

The Board is composed of 14 voting members, including the President who assumes the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President-Elect who is an ex-officio member of the Board for two years preceding his or her term as President.

Current Board of Directors

The Board of Directors, elected in May 2021 by the General Assembly, will serve until May 2023.

• Anne Lise Ryel, NCDA President, Former Secretary General of the Norwegian Cancer Society;
• Monika Arora, NCDA President-Elect, Executive Director of HRIDAY;
• Leslie Rae Ferat, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control;
• Trevor Hassell, President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition;
• Todd Harper, CEO of the Cancer Council Victoria;
• Marie Hauerslev, Past Chair at NCD Child;
• Eva Nijenga, Chair at NCD Alliance Kenya;
• Kaushik Ramaiya, Honorary General Secretary of the Tanzania NCD Alliance;
• Bo Norrving, Past President of the World Stroke Organization;
• Saunthari Somasundaram, Chairperson at NCD Malaysia and President of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia;
• Guy Marks, President of the The International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union);
• Cary Adams, CEO of the Union for International Cancer Control;
• Liesl Zuhlke, Board Member at World Heart Federation;
• Stephen Colagiuri, Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation.

2023-2025 term 

In 2023, the General Assembly meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday 17th May 2023 (the week prior to the World Health Assembly), where the NCDA President-Elect and Board of Directors for the term 2023-2025 will be elected by NCDA's membership. The provisional agenda for the virtual meeting is now available. 

NCDA will call for nominations for President-Elect from our Founding and Full members; and nominations for Board of Directors from our Founding, Full and Associate members until Monday 20 February. The Terms of Reference for the Board of Directors and President provide a detailed description of the roles, whereas the purpose of the Nominations Policy is to ensure a nomination process which is transparent, fair, based on democratic principles and carefully manages any perceived or real conflicts of interest.

Should you have any queries, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions 2023.

The final slate of candidates for the President-Elect and Board of Directors is now available. 

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