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World Health Day: NCD Alliance says dropping key targets on non-communicable diseases places future health of the world’s ageing population at risk
Press Releases | 04th April 2012
The theme of this year’s World Health Day is healthy ageing. With data showing that the major causes of premature death and years lost to disability in people aged 60 years and over are non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the NCD Alliance* says that dropping key targets on NCDs will put the health of the world’s ageing population at risk.
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UN High-Level Meeting puts NCDs on the map, falls short of setting goals or targets
Press Releases | 19th September 2011
Governments must use Summit momentum to agree ambitious targets to curb the epidemic; and are urged to start drafting costed national NCD plans immediately.
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World leaders make strong commitment to addressing the Global NCD crisis
Press Releases | 11th September 2011
The NCD Alliance welcomes agreement by leaders of the 193 UN Member States on a Political Declaration recognizing the scale of the global NCD crisis and the urgent need for action ahead of a High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on 19-20 September.
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Media Release: UN Member States jeopardise international progress on non-communicable disease epidemic
Press Releases | 17th August 2011
Geneva - International progress on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease, is at grave risk, because of recent efforts by some member states to postpone and weaken United Nations negotiations, an alliance of civil society organisations warned today.
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NCDA Position Statement: Delays, No Accountability or Time Commitments for UN Summit is No Commitment at All
Press Releases | 11th August 2011
The NCD Alliance, a global coalition of organizations from over 170 countries focusing on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), is gravely concerned that international progress on NCDs is at serious risk with recent efforts to postpone negotiations, while blocking accountability measures and time based targets in the UN Political Declaration on NCDs ahead of the September High-Level Meeting (HLM) on the prevention and control of NCDs.
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NCD Alliance launches ‘100 Days of Action’, Countdown to the UN Summit on NCDs
Press Releases | 09th June 2011
Geneva – With the UN High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) opening in 100 days, the NCD Alliance today called on all those concerned to make themselves heard by heads of state and health decision makers.
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NCD Alliance unveils ground-breaking document for successful UN Summit on Non-communicable Diseases
Press Releases | 22nd March 2011
Practical, achievable actions to turn the tide of a global epidemic of non-communicable diseases are today published by the NCD Alliance.
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Non-Communicable Diseases: the world’s number one killer for women
Press Releases | 28th February 2011
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, are the world’s number one killer causing 60% of deaths globally.