Breaking analysis, expert opinion and stories from the NCD Alliance network.
Find here high quality analysis on NCD policy issues and good practices; as well as stories from our civil society network work to reverse the NCD epidemic. The views expressed here are solely the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the NCD Alliance.
04th January 2017
Priya Kanayson explains how evidence presented in the 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study reinforces the need for urgent action to reduce the global burden of NCDs.
20th December 2016
Recap 2016 with some down-time reading from our blog; bring in 2017 with fresh insights and new inspiration to make even more progress on prevention and control of NCDs.
09th December 2016
For UHC day on 12th December, Catharine Taylor, of MSH & the NCDA Steering Group, reflects on the need to act with ambition and cooperation to strengthen health systems to achieve UHC goals.
24th November 2016
Johanna Ralston's call to the NCD community: now exists an opportunity – perhaps a once-in-a generation moment - to address the fragmentation of the health systems and offer joined-up solutions with people at the centre.
20th November 2016
The health sector alone cannot #BeatNCDs. UNDP & WHO's new policy briefs help non-health sectors know what they need to know to strengthen the collaborative response to NCDs.
14th November 2016
Today is World Diabetes Day. Mohammad Y. Al-Bahar, young advocate from Kuwait, explains what means to live with Type 1 Diabetes, coping with the daily challenges of this chronic condition and the social stigma and discrimination around it.
08th November 2016
In October 2016, Scotland courts upheld legislation that paves the way to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, on the grounds that it is effective & proportionate to protect public health and life. Learn about the bumpy advocacy and political journey towards this victory for public health.
25th October 2016
Active meetings are stimulating meetings - as NCDA's team recently discovered. Learn how, & join us as we #WalkTheTalk to reduce & prevent NCDs