As part of the NCD Alliance's evolution from an informal alliance to being a standaline NGO as from 22nd May, we are pleased to announce the first NCDA Board for the period 2017-2019.
This May 4-7, 2017, the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YP-CDN) and RTI International will host a NextGen Leaders for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) workshop in Rwanda.
In a historic decision, the Second Chamber of the Superior Justice Court ratified that publicity directed at children is illegal, and maintained a fine of over R$305,000 against Sadia.
Join us on Sunday 21st of May for a civil society briefing. Meet other CSOs, learn about official WHA NCD agenda items and side events, and strategise on priority advocacy messages.
April 7th is celebrated as International World Health Day, which this year highlighted the theme of dpression. Estimates show there were over 9 million people with depression and over 8 million people with anxiety in Indonesia in 2015. This places the country in second place in terms of prevalence in the South-East Asia, after India.
In recognition of the challenges facing NCD research in Africa, the East African NCD alliance has spearheaded a new continent-wide group to facilitate multi-sectoral and coordinated research efforts between multi-disciplinary teams.
The Jordan Noncommunicable Disease Alliance (JNCDA) was officially launched on April 4. We congratulate them on their accomplishment and warmly welcome them to the NCD community!
The Supreme Court defends the right to information and informed consumer consent. This historic ruling supports CSOs efforts to show the harmful effects of SSB on human health.
The European Cancer Patient Coalition together with Organisation of European Cancer Institutes call for the World Health Organization to improve the draft 2017 WHO Cancer Resolution.
