NCD Alliance / Resources / Publications & Multimedia

Publications & Multimedia

Find all the NCD Alliance publications and the most recent global data on NCDs.

This section includes the latest NCD Alliance publications, such as policy briefs and analysis, progress tracking and advocacy toolkits, and our annual reports.

Publications & Multimedia

  • Policy Brief - From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health coverage

    Policy Brief - From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health coverage

    Policy Briefs
     |  09th September 2021

    Focusing on priority populations addressed by global health initiative programming, this policy brief accompanies a full research report, and draws attention to the scale and nature of unmet need for NCD services, identifying what has been learnt from past efforts at expanding or integrating health care services.

  • Policy Research Report - From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health coverage

    Policy Research Report - From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health coverage

    Analysis, Commentary & Opinion
     |  09th September 2021

    Through analyses of data from an online survey, interviews, and a targeted literature review, this report brokers knowledge by showcasing examples of where global health financing mechanisms have supported the provision of cost-effective NCD prevention and care services, and in so doing, supported progress towards UHC. It demonstrates that there are ways to effectively support NCD service provision through global health programming and that these will differ in different contexts.

  • Financial Management and Sustainability

    Financial Management and Sustainability

    Webinars
     |  03rd September 2021

    The Seed Programme training module on Financial Management and Sustainability is a broad continuation of the Financial Management training which was delivered as part of the Seed Programme training in 2020 and will address topics such as key elements of financial controls and use of procedures, building financial management capacity with controls, strategic financial management and strengthening financial management capacity.

  • NCD Alliance Advocacy Briefing 71st WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting (Virtual session) 24-26th August 2021

    NCD Alliance Advocacy Briefing 71st WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting (Virtual session) 24-26th August 2021

    Policy Briefs
     |  23rd August 2021

    This briefing note provides an overview of the NCD Alliance’s main advocacy priorities and key messages for the 71st WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting (RCM). The 2021 RCMs take place as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Advocacy Institute Seed Programme / PLAN on Inclusive an NCD Agenda - Connecting the dots between global and regional and national NCD Advocacy

    Advocacy Institute Seed Programme / PLAN on Inclusive an NCD Agenda - Connecting the dots between global and regional and national NCD Advocacy

    Webinars
     |  09th August 2021

    This joint training provided an overview of the key global and regional decision-making mechanisms/spaces relevant to the NCD agenda within the WHO and the wider UN system and how they translate into advocacy at the regional and country levels. The training also provided a summary of the latest developments in the NCDs agendas within the decision-making bodies of the WHO and the UN, to enable participants to easily synthesise relevant information on key decisions and resolutions, as well as progress on relevant agenda items.

  • NCD Alliance July 2021 Webinar - 13/07/2021

    NCD Alliance July 2021 Webinar - 13/07/2021

    Webinars
     |  13th July 2021

    This webinar covered a recap of the NCD-related outcomes at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly, an overview of the High-Level Political Forum 2021, and an outlook on advocacy opportunities for 2021 and 2022.

  • Briefing note: Impacts of long COVID on health systems and NCD care

    Briefing note: Impacts of long COVID on health systems and NCD care

    Policy Briefs
    (61.40kB)  |  21st May 2021

    The emergence of long COVID has important implications for people living with or at risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), in addition to the direct impacts of the pandemic on people living with NCDs which include the acute illness and disruptions of essential NCD care. This briefing note is for policymakers and provides key messages on Long-COVID based on data available as of April 2021. The NCD Alliance acknowledges that the evidence base for long COVID is still rapidly developing and intends this briefing note to be a living document to be updated as necessary.

  • NCD Alliance Board Response to Independent Evaluation - April 2021

    NCD Alliance Board Response to Independent Evaluation - April 2021

    Annual Reports & Strategic Plans
    (807.60kB)  |  20th May 2021

    In 2020, the NCD Alliance (NCDA) commissioned Global Health Visions (GHV) to undertake an independent evaluation of NCDA’s efforts to achieve its aims and objectives as set out in its 2016–2020 Strategic Plan, and to provide strategic and organisational recommendations to inform NCDA’s strategic planning process for 2021–2026. This document presents the NCDA Board’s response to the GHV independent evaluation recommendations, including decisions on next steps and timelines.