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Two steps back for the health of women and children in the face of conflict, climate change and COVID-19, report shows
Announcements | 25th October 2022
The health of women and children worldwide has been battered in the last two years, a period that has witnessed growing impacts of conflicts, climate change and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals the 2022 Every Woman Every Child Progress Report launched on 18 October.
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Launch of updated policy brief, ‘Acting on Stroke and NCDs’ ahead of World Stroke Day 2022
Announcements | 20th October 2022
Ahead of this World Stroke Day, as part of efforts to address the global and individual impact of stroke within the broader NCD response, the NCD Alliance, World Stroke Organization and American Stroke Association have published an update to their policy brief ‘Acting on stroke and noncommunicable diseases: Preventing and responding to stroke to work towards Universal Health Coverage’.
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High cost of physical inactivity highlighted in first-ever global report
Feature | 19th October 2022
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity or other NCDs attributable to physical inactivity by 2030, costing US$ 27 billion annually, if governments don’t take urgent action.
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A call to integrate chronic diseases in pandemic preparedness and response
Announcements | 18th October 2022
"NCDs must no longer be seen as an afterthought to pandemic preparedness and response – but as a fundamental component of resilience, equity, and economic stability. These two agendas need to be linked", Anne Lise Ryel, NCDA President.
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How can civil society organisations better identify, manage and prevent Conflict of Interest?
Announcements | 13th October 2022
NCD Alliance will produce a Conflict of Interest Toolkit exploring how civil society organisations working on NCDs can better identify, prevent and manage conflict of interest. Take the survey now!
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Day of the Girl: Equity, health and the SDGs
Feature | 11th October 2022
Millions of girls continue to face disadvantages as it relates to their physical and mental health, rights, and education – simply because of their gender.
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Advocacy Institute supports civil society to drive action on NCD prevention
Announcements | 11th October 2022
This August, 4 Programme alliances from Ghana, India, Mexico, and the Philippines benefited from the 2022 virtual training of the Advocacy Institute’s NCD Prevention Accelerator Programme. After the training, 94% of the participants felt confident about their knowledge of the global and regional NCD prevention landscape and opportunities for advocacy. “I have gained significant insights that would be relevant in our work here with NCDs in the communities” commented a participant from the Healthy Philippines Alliance.
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Mental health: the best investment the world has never made
Feature | 06th October 2022
Mental, neurological and substance disorders are a major public health problem with severe economic and health consequences for all of society, and governments must urgently prioritize investment in treating and preventing them. It’s an investment that promises great returns – economically, for our health, and for pandemic preparedness and resilience.