26 Oct 2020
NCD Child
NCD Child #YouthCOVIDChat Campaign
In an effort to support the youth NCD community during COVID-19 we have launched the #YouthCOVIDChat campaign on Twitter.
26 Oct 2020
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25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Uniting to End Cervical Cancer
The Cervical Cancer: Action for Elimination (CCAE), co-chaired by American Cancer Society, Cancer Research UK and UICC, is a community of organizations and individuals working to accelerate global progress towards cervical cancer elimination. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Cancer Research UK awarded 2020 WHO World No Tobacco Day Award
Cancer Research UK, a full member of the NCD Alliance, was awarded the World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day Award, in appreciation of its advocacy efforts for comprehensive tobacco control policies in the UK, and contributions to tobacco taxation research and accelerated implementation of tobacco control measures globally. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Big Tobacco is exploiting COVID-19 to market its harmful products
Public health experts have warned that smokers and e-cigarette users face a greater risk for severe illness when confronted with COVID-19. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
East Africa enhances media coverage on NCD prevention and control
The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in East Africa calls for increasing NCD prevention and control in the region and media engagement is critical for raising public awareness. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Global consultation with people living with NCDs launched today
As part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative, NCD Alliance has launched today a Global Consultation with People Living with NCDs to gather first-hand experiences of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for governments to build strong, equitable and people-centred health systems and more resilient communities in the aftermath of the pandemic.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
New report exposes growing influence of the alcohol industry in the Latin America and Caribbean region
The rapidly growing disabilities and death arising from the harmful use of alcohol in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) is a direct result of a series of deliberate tactics by the alcohol industry to influence and undermine government policy aimed at regulating the marketing, advertising and sale of alcohol at safe levels a new report has revealed.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Governments commit to strengthening efforts on NCDs in UNGA resolution
The 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75) has adopted a special Omnibus Resolution titled "Comprehensive and coordinated response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic." In the Resolution governments commit to "strengthen efforts to address NCDs as a part of UHC and to recognise that people living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms and am...
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Ghana NCD Alliance awarded for its outstanding advocacy and multisectoral work on NCDs
Ghana NCD Alliance was awarded and recognised for their efforts to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with an award from the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (UNIATF). The award was presented by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Today is World Heart Day: #UseHeart to beat CVD!
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September, when people around the globe join in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke, is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths. That makes it the world’s number one killer, claiming 17.9 million lives each year. World Heart Day is an opportunity fo...
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
The time to #MoveForMentalHealth is now!
Each year, World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October, aiming to raise awareness, sensitivity and action for mental health conditions. This year’s theme is #MoveForMentalHealth – Let’s Invest. It calls for better access to treatment and for every person’s right to good mental health along with physical health. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
NCD Alliance
Building forward better: A new approach to mobilize investment for noncommunicable diseases
During the first-ever virtual 75th United Nations General Assembly, NCD Alliance co-hosted a high-level roundtable with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations and the United Nations Inter-agency Taskforce on NCDs. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020