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  • Scenes from the opening of the Youth Forum at the 60th session of the Commission of the Status of Women

    Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60)

    Announcements  |  14th March 2016

    The 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held from 14 – 24 March at UN Headquarters in New York. This year’s priority theme is Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.

  • NCD Dialogues Announced for 31st International Conference of ADI

    Announcements  |  10th March 2016

    Two sessions of the NCD Dialogues will be held at the upcoming ADI's international conference in Budapest, Hungary. 

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    World Congress of Cardiology 2016

    Announcements  |  03rd March 2016

    The 2016 World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health will take place 4-7 June in Mexico City.

  • Time to accelerate action against NCDs in the Caribbean

    Announcements  |  02nd March 2016

    The regional response to the grave threat posed by NCDs must be intensified immediately if the health, wellbeing and development gains of Caribbean people are to be protected. 

  • A grandmother and her grandchildren plant a tree in a drought-stricken rural area of West Bengal, India.

    NCD Alliance Strategic Plan 2016-2020 launched

    Announcements  |  23rd February 2016

    Following an independent review and extensive consultation with many partners over the last year, we are pleased to share with you our ambitious new Strategic Plan for 2016-2020.

  • UICC online consultation on WHO Model List of Essential Medicines open

    Announcements  |  19th February 2016

    The Union for International Cancer Control is calling on its membership and other interested stakeholders to join an online consultation on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines List with respect to cancer medicines.

  • First global meeting of NCD Directors in Geneva

    Announcements  |  19th February 2016

    For the first time since the 2011 UN HL Summit on NCDs in New York national NCD Directors convened at WHO Headquarters in Geneva 15-17 February.

  • Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model launched today

    Announcements  |  18th February 2016

    The Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model was launched today in Washington DC. It is a tool to classify food and drink products that are in excess of critical nutrients such as sugars, salt, total fat, saturated fat and trans-fatty acids.