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Maldives NCD Alliance takes aim at HLM advocacy opportunities
Announcements | 22nd March 2018
The Maldives Non-Communicable Disease Alliance was officially registered under the Maldives Associations Act of 2003, at the Ministry of Home Affairs, on 28th September 2017.
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East Africa NCD Alliance gears up to make the most of 2018
Announcements | 22nd March 2018
The East African NCD Alliance (EA NCDA) promotes regional cooperation between the NCD Alliances of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar to provide a coordinated platform for addressing NCDs at sub-national, national and sub-regional levels.
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Members named to Civil Society Working Group on UN HLM/NCDs
Announcements | 09th March 2018
25 members have been named to the Civil Society Working Group on the third UN HLM on NCDs, joining Co-chairs the WHO Assistant Director-General Dr Svetlana Axelrod and the NCD Alliance CEO Katie Dain.
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World conference to discuss social justice and tobacco
Announcements | 06th March 2018
For the first time, the World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) is including a stream focused on social justice and tobacco, at its 2018 meeting.
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Blunt UN Secretary-General’s report on NCDs decries lack of progress
Announcements | 05th March 2018
The UN Secretary-General's report on NCDs, published last week, is blunt about the lack of progress made by the world's governments in fighting non-communicable diseases.
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CSW62 - Breaking the cycle of injustice for women in rural settings
Announcements | 28th February 2018
This event will explore the need for political will at the highest level, and how co-benefit solutions deliver long-lasting results for women and girls.
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World leaders to steer Global High-level Commission on NCDs
Announcements | 20th February 2018
Four heads of state, numerous government ministers and renowned global health leaders have been named to the Independent Global High-level Commission on NCDs.
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Civil society celebrates win in long-running Brazilian tobacco control case
Announcements | 07th February 2018
After a five-year wait, Brazilian civil society is cheering a Supreme Court decision that a regulatory agency has the power to ban additives and flavours in tobacco products.