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Third UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs highlights need to implement WHO Best Buys
Announcements | 03rd October 2018
The UN HLM on NCDs concluded last Thursday 27 September, with 23 HoG/HoS and 55 MoH attending and speaking at the UN HLM. The week of the UN HLM also featured over 100 side events, many of which were focused on NCDs, and several key initiatives and resources were launched.
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WHO launches SAFER alcohol control initiative to prevent and reduce alcohol-related death and disability
Announcements | 28th September 2018
The WHO today released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
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ENOUGH: over 300 organisations and experts calls on world leaders to seize the ‘do or die’ moment of the third UN High-Level Meeting to address NCDs
Announcements | 27th September 2018
In an statement launched today, NCDA and over 300 CSOs call on world leaders to go above and beyond the vague and unambitious commitments contained in the Political Declaration of the third UN HLM on NCDs.
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Media release: UN NCD Political Declaration in a sick and sorry state
Announcements | 27th September 2018
The NCD Alliance today released a joint statement supported by nearly 300 organisations, people living with NCDs and experts calling on world leaders to go above and beyond the vague and weak commitments contained in the Political Declaration of the third UN HLM on NCDs.
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NCDA statement in response to Worldwide Brewing Alliance event at the UNGA on “the role of the beer sector in advancing the SDGs”
Announcements | 26th September 2018
NCDA calls on all UN agencies and national governments not to engage in partnerships with the alcohol industry, on the grounds that the alcohol industry persists with concerted lobbying against WHO recommended measures to reduce health impacts and societal harm attributable to their products.
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Global Coalition for Circulatory Health launches initiative
Announcements | 26th September 2018
The World Heart Federation launched the White Paper for Circulatory Health on 25 September, during the United Nations General Assembly and just ahead of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
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Trouble Brewing: Four major global health organizations warn that countries are ignoring the harms of alcohol consumption
Announcements | 24th September 2018
Alcohol is a leading contributor to death & disability worldwide, but governments haven’t responded to the issue with the resources & action this urgent issue requires, says new report.
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NCD Alliance and Resolve to Save Lives partner to eliminate trans-fatty acids
Announcements | 24th September 2018
NCDA has teamed up with Resolve to Save Lives in support of the WHO's REPLACE action package, a guide to the elimination of industrially-produced trans fat.