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International health advocates ask Ecuador to stand firm and defend the right to health
Announcements | 31st August 2016
NCD Alliance and other international public health organisations have sent a letter today to President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, urging him to maintain the traffic light labelling scheme as an effective tool to tackle NCDs, reduce overweight & obesity, and improve nutrition and health.
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José Luis Castro writes on NCDs and tobacco tax in The Lancet
Announcements | 30th August 2016
"We won't achieve sustainable development goals for NCDS or other targets without tobacco taxes", says José Luis Castro, Chair of the NCD Alliance, in an article for The Lancet Global Health Blog.
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World Cancer Congress: NCD Programme, Early Registration Deadline and More!
Announcements | 25th August 2016
The 2016 World Cancer Congress will take place from 31 October-3 November in Paris, France. The conference will feature a dedicated NCD Programme, including seven NCD Café Sessions.
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Web Consultation: WHO GCM/NCD Working Groups Draft Interim Reports
Announcements | 24th August 2016
Draft Interim Reports emerging from the ongoing WHO GCM/NCD Working Groups on the inclusion of NCDs in other programmatic areas and on the alignment of international cooperation with national plans on NCDs, are now available for comment.
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Civil society unites to mobilise action on NCDs at WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting
Announcements | 24th August 2016
Civil society representatives from the NCD Alliance network made several statements WHO Regional Committee Meeting for the Africa Region, ensuring that messages of support and urgency were clearly heard.
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HCC Launches New Brief: The Implementation of Taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by the Government of Barbados
Announcements | 17th August 2016
This policy brief provides an overview of the approaches used by the Barbados Ministry of Finance in the adoption of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation.
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WHO appoints Mr Michael R. Bloomberg as the first Global Ambassador for NCDs
Announcements | 17th August 2016
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today the appointment of Mr Michael R. Bloomberg as the first WHO Global Ambassador for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
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Nutrition for Growth 2016: Baton passed for a pledging moment in 2017
Announcements | 11th August 2016
The Nutrition for Growth meeting on the eve of the Rio Olympics gave pause to reflect, and look toward 2017 for an opportunity for governments to plege scaled up commitments.