"...The continued global economic crisis means that increased external financing from traditional donors is unlikely in the near term. Hence, new funding has to be sought from innovative financing sources to sustain the gains made in global health, to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals, and to address the emerging burden from non-communicable diseases...."
Rifat Atun , Felicia Marie Knaul, Yoko Akachi, Julio Frenk
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 24 October 2012
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61460-3C
“,,,,Monitoring inequalities in noncommunicable disease risk factor prevalence can help to inform and target effective interventions. The prevalence of current daily smoking, low fruit and vegetable consumption, physical inactivity, and heavy episodic alcohol drinking were quantified and compared across wealth and education levels in low- and middle-income country groups."
North Africa program “Smoke-free at Work” initiative On World No Tobacco Day, hundreds of youth from Tunisia and Algeria gathered at one of the many community activism events organized by a handful of Youth Advocacy Leaders, as part of the “Smoke-free at Work” Initiative (or “Travaillons Sans Fumée”, its name in French), to raise awareness around the dangers of secondhand smoke in the workplace.
Registrations are now open for the multistakeholder hearing on 2 May 2025, preceding the High-Level Meeting of the UN on NCDs and mental health to take place on 25 September 2025.
Submitted by bdesantiago on 18 Marzo, 2025 - 11:40
Dear colleague,
The Global NCD Alliance Partnership and Memberships team look forward to welcoming you to our Resource Mobilisation for civil society workshop session in New York, as part of the NCD Alliance Advocacy Institute workshop.
In preparation for the workshop session we would like to know more about your existing relationships with donors, the potential opportunities for funding as you see it, and your assessment of your organisation’s capacity to engage donors.
Submitted by bdesantiago on 12 Marzo, 2025 - 15:07
NCDA President Monika Arora and NCDA CEO Katie Dain reflect on the announcement of the US withdrawal from WHO and dismantling of USAID in a call to keep the momentum of the Global Forum.
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