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CARICOM pledges stronger action on NCDs
Announcements | 28th July 2016
Good news for the NCD response in the Caribbean! The communiqué issued at the thirty-seventh CARICOM Heads of Government Conference places chronic diseases firmly on the leaders’ agenda.
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High-level Political Forum update
Announcements | 26th July 2016
The first ECOSOC High-level Political Forum following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recently concluded in New York on 20 July with the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration.
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Joint event on NCDs and sustainable development during ECOSOC HLPF
Announcements | 20th July 2016
Caricom and NCD Alliance hosted an event on NCDs and sustainable development during the high-level ministerial segment of the ECOSOC High-level Political Forum in New York.
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WHO 2015 Country Capacity Survey launch
Announcements | 20th July 2016
WHO launched this week their global survey, “Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases”, at the Ministerial-level segment of the High-level Political Forum in New York.
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INFOGRAPHIC - NCDs across SDGs: A call for an integrated approach
Announcements | 19th July 2016
We are pleased to share a new infographic focusing on the interlinkages between NCDs and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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#AIDS2016: A community conversation with people living with HIV and NCDs
Announcements | 18th July 2016
This community conversation is aimed at exploring how people living with HIV are affected by NCDs, what are some of the key issues faced and recommendations on addressing these.
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Urgent Call for Signatories: Health for 55% of the world's population
Announcements | 14th July 2016
Together with other civil society organisations, NCD Alliance has developed recommendations for health in the New Urban Agenda, which is to be adopted at Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador this October.
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South Africa proposal to introduce a tax on SSBs is open for comments until 22 August
Announcements | 14th July 2016
The problem of obesity has grown over the past 30 years in South Africa resulting in the country being ranked as the most obese country in sub-Saharan Africa.