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NCDA publishes Advocacy Briefing for 2023 WHO Executive Board meeting
Announcements | 30th January 2023
Ahead of the meeting, NCD Alliance published its Advocacy Briefing, which provides background on EB152 along with key advocacy messages on NCD-relevant items from the NCD civil society community on the provisional agenda.
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Anti-tobacco civil society celebrates big win, urges all governments to reject partnerships with tobacco companies
Feature | 04th January 2023
Civil society organizations welcome the expulsion of tobacco giant Philip Morris from Medicago Inc, the corporation involved in Canada's major government-backed COVID-19 vaccine collaboration.
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7 civil society organisations win award for driving advocacy on NCD financing
Announcements | 12th December 2022
The Campaign Fuel Awards, which began in 2019, recognise national and regional member alliances of the global NCD Alliance for inspirational activities that leverage the momentum of the Global Week for Action on NCDs to activate communities, demand action and push for progress in their local contexts. -
Health equity, including care for NCDs, eludes people living with disabilities
Feature | 12th December 2022
The number of people globally living with disabilities continues to grow but their ability to access healthcare, including prevention and treatment for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has not greatly improved in the past decade, says a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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Universal Health Coverage Day starts build-up to 2023 UN High-Level Meeting
World Days | 12th December 2022
12 December is Universal Health Coverage Day, convened under the theme Build the World We Want: A Healthy Future for All, this year’s celebration will be the last before the 2023 High-Level Meeting on UHC in September.
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Listen to our latest podcast: Unlocking the power of lived experience
Announcements | 05th December 2022
In our latest podcast, launched as part of the Our Views, Our Voices five-year anniversary, you’ll hear from two lived experience advocates who are part of the initiative - Cajsa Lindberg and Bruno Helman - in a conversation hosted by Chris Agbega, another member of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative.
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Our Views, Our Voices celebrates five years of calling for meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs
Announcements | 30th November 2022
This week, we are celebrating the five-year anniversary of Our Views, Our Voices initiative and all of the strides we’ve made. Take a look at the past five years at a glance!
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Regional NCD civil society gathers in Kigali
| 30th November 2022
Over 300 delegates from 18 countries gathered in Kigali, Rwanda last week for a 2-day conference on NCDs hosted by the Rwanda NCD Alliance under the patronage of Rwanda Ministry of Health.