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NCD Countdown 2025: accountability for the 25 × 25 mortality reduction target

| 08th July 2014

In the margins of the UN NCD Review, the Lancet
Framework Convention Alliance Joins NCD Alliance as a Global Partner

Press Releases | 08th July 2014

We are pleased to announce the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) as the third global partner to join the NCD Alliance Steering Group.
UN Civil Society Hearing on NCDs - Statements by panellists and attendees

Announcements | 19th June 2014

In preparation for the UN NCD Review, the President of the General Assembly H.E. John W Ashe hosted an informal interactive hearing for civil society on 19 June 2014 to discuss the successes and gaps in progress since 2011, and to identify priorities for NCDs going forward.

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World TB Day

World Days | 24th March 2014

Tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries. The theme of World TB Day 2014 is to "Reach the 3 Million". Of the 9 million people who suffer from TB each year, 3 million are "missed" by health systems; most often coming from the world’s poorest, most vulnerable communities.
East Africa NCD Alliance Initiative

Announcements | 21st February 2014

On 16-17 February, the Uganda NCD Alliance (UNCDA) hosted a two day planning meeting of the East Africa NCD Alliance Initiative.
A new leader for FCTC

Announcements | 11th February 2014

Dr. Vera Luiza Da Costa e Silva will become head of the secretariat for the WHO Framework Convention On Tobacco Control in June. From Brazil and currently Coordinator of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Health, National School of Public Health, Silva will work at WHO HQ in Geneva.
Final Draft of the Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020

Announcements | 01st December 2013

After months of consultations with relevant stakeholders and a discussion at the 66th World Health Assembly in May 2013, Member States endorsed a final draft of the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020.
World’s leading lung societies unite to call for improvements in healthcare

World Days | 21st November 2013

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) has recently launched a report on World C