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26 Feb 2026
Thailand is facing a rising burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with prevalence increasing from 7.1% in 2004 to nearly 11% in 2025. This report documents how public health partners in Thailand worked together to address this challenge through new diabet...
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23 Dec 2025
Pakistan hosts a significant population of children and young people living with type 1 diabetes, many of whom face severe financial and geographic barriers in accessing lifesaving insulin and diabetes supplies. The Promise of Insulin (POI) program,...
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16 Jun 2025
In many low- and mid-income countries, one of the most significant co-morbidities is that of HIV and NCDs. It is estimated that by 2035 nearly three-quarters of people living with HIV worldwide will also be living with one or more NCD. Responding to...
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02 Jun 2025
Ethiopia stands out as a promising example of national leadership and innovation in addressing the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. Since 2014, the government has implemented strategic action plans to prevent, diagnose, an...
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13 May 2025
This case study is part of a series exploring the importance of strong health systems for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4 to reduce premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third by 2030. This c...
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13 May 2025
Despite the high prevalence of NCDs in humanitarian settings, until relatively recently healthcare responses in these contexts have focused heavily on communicable diseases and immediate life-saving health needs. Evidence from stakeholders interviewe...
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29 Jan 2025
The Young Leaders in Diabetes (YLD) are individuals between 15 and 30 years old who complete a year-long training held in ADJ Diabetes Brasil, since 2009. In addition to 6 months of practical and theoretical training, the YLD write, implement, and an...
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24 Jan 2025
This collection of case studies explores the rationale used by selected countries to establish food and nutrition policies to protect the health of their populations, identifies the approaches used in doing so, and describes the key challenges and le...
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03 Jan 2025
THE NEW WORLD CANCER DAY THEME 2025-2027 “UNITED BY UNIQUE” PLACES PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE OF CARE AND THEIR STORIES AT THE HEART OF THE CONVERSATION. Cancer is more than just a medical diagnosis — it’s a deeply personal matter. Behind...
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22 Oct 2024
The idea of the Africa NCDs Network (ANN) was conceived in 2015, advanced in 2016 following an African regional civil society consultation meeting organised by the WHO Regional Office for Africa and NCD Alliance, and took off in 2020 with the support...
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22 Oct 2024
The Ghana NCD Alliance was launched in 2017 as part of the NCD Alliance Seed Programme and participated in NCDA's Accelerator Programme 2020-2023. The alliance received an award from the UN Interagency Task Force for NCDs in 2020 for its contribution...
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22 Oct 2024
The Rwanda NCD Alliance was formally launched in 2016, having engaged with the country’s NCD response since the lead-up to the 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs. The alliance participated in the NCD Alliance NCDs and UHC Accelerator Programme 2020...
