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Our Views, Our Voices: 1,893 People Living with NCDs Consulted
Announcements | 06th October 2017
Read about the 72 community conversations involving those who have or have had NCDs, their care partners, relatives or friends, which were held in 16 different countries.
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Call for Case Studies: Integrated Care for NCDs
Announcements | 02nd October 2017
We are collecting case studies to include in a practical guide on integrated care for NCDs with other health areas, and we want your advice! If you know of any relevant initiatives, please share a brief summary with us by 10th October.
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WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor
Announcements | 20th September 2017
Progress around the world to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has been uneven and insufficient, and governments must step up their efforts, says WHO in its just-released Noncommunicable disease Progress Monitor 2017.
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Overview of NCD-themed events at UNGA72
Announcements | 15th September 2017
The high-level segment of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York next week. NCDA is hosting a side event on Monday 18 Sept from 6-7:30pm, entitled Breaking Down Silos, Building Synergies: Implementing NCDs in the SDG Era.
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95 health groups to Philip Morris International: stop selling cigarettes
Announcements | 15th September 2017
95 global health organisations published yesterday an open letter to Philip Morris International demanding that they immediately cease the production, marketing and sale of cigarettes. #QuitPMI
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UNGA72 Side Event - Breaking Down Silos, Building Synergies: Implementing NCDs in the SDG Era
Announcements | 14th September 2017
This side event, held on the margins of the 72nd UN General Assembly, will explore the opportunities available for implementing actions that will support the achievement of the NCD target in the SDGs
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UN Global Compact ban recognises the tobacco industry’s incompatibility with responsible, sustainable business
Announcements | 12th September 2017
The global noncommunicable diseases community has welcomed today’s announcement by the UN Global Compact (UNGC) to exclude the tobacco industry from participating in the initiative.
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WHO Global Conference on NCDs: Provisional agenda available online
Announcements | 01st September 2017
The preliminary provisional agenda for the WHO Global Conference on NCDs is now available online. The conference will take place from 18-20 October 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay.