First NCD Alliance Board to comprise an outstanding group of NCD leaders as NCDA enters a new chapter

Wed, 05/10/2017

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. 

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Strengthening NCD coalitions in East Africa

Thu, 05/04/2017

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.

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Junk food publicity directed to children is illegal, says Brazil's Federal Supreme Court

Wed, 05/03/2017

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.

 

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WHA 2017: Civil society advocacy briefing

Tue, 04/25/2017

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.

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East African NCD Alliance convenes to set workplan priorities in Uganda

Thu, 04/20/2017

The East African NCD alliance convened in Kampala recently to review progress to date, and discuss NCD advocacy strategies for the year ahead.

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World Health Day 2017, Indonesia: Depression, Let’s Talk

Wed, 04/19/2017

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.

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East African NCDA initiates continent-wide NCD research group

Wed, 04/19/2017

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.

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Launch of the Jordan Noncommunicable Disease Alliance

Tue, 04/04/2017

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!

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Colombian Supreme Court protects right to health in historic ruling

Wed, 04/12/2017

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.  

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Cancer patient coalitions call on WHO for recognition & support

Wed, 04/12/2017

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.

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