Report
20 Apr 2023
This report summarizes key findings from a European Regional Workshop entitled ‘Mental Health Advocacy and Action’ in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Child. The report: Presents a diverse ra...
Case study
19 Apr 2023
This report includes six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience; informed decision...
Case study
18 Apr 2023
As part of NCD Child's Young Leaders Program, the youth-led Advocacy in Action projects provide real-life examples of NCD prevention, control or management.
17 Apr 2023
“Earlier, we had to travel to Kathmandu every month for my son’s cancer follow-up care. This was costly and time-consuming, and my son was also forced to miss school for several days. There were also risks associated with long-distance travel. But all of that has changed now” says Bir Bahadur Chand with a smile on his face. Bir Bahadur and several other families in Western Nepal are...
17 Apr 2023
17 Apr 2023
“I’m like a social worker and I try to use my experience to help other cancer patients to believe that they will survive. They need to know that a cancer diagnosis is not the end.” A passionate advocate for greater awareness, Ana Mazanishvili runs the Pink Space Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia – a charity offering free advice and support for breast cancer patients. She recently con...
17 Apr 2023
Guide
17 Apr 2023
The global community has made great progress in reducing major health burdens in recent decades, including advances in infectious disease control and treatment, maternal, newborn and child health care and sexual and reproductive health (SRH). These s...
15 Apr 2023
The marketing of unhealthy commodities aimed at children and young people is recognized as an effective strategy to induce greater consumption of many products. These strategies have become more diversified and sophisticated in recent years to reach their target audiences through digital spaces such as the use of apps, smartphones, tablets and social media – all allow differ...
15 Apr 2023
14 Apr 2023
Around 17% of adults in Georgia do not get the WHO-recommended amounts of physical activity during the day, and physical activity rates are even lower among children and adolescents. The newly launched WHO “Physical Activity Factsheet 2022: Georgia” gives an overview of the country’s current policies that may become a nationwide action plan for the promotion of physical activity. The fa...
14 Apr 2023
13 Apr 2023
Paul was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 16, after a random urine test during a high-school sports physical examination. This was a blow for Paul who had wanted to join the military, which was a family tradition. Instead, his father encouraged him to serve his country another way through a career in politics and government. Paul lived for 13 years with chronic kidney disease before...
13 Apr 2023
13 Apr 2023
Anu was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease in 2001 at the age of 11 after suffering rheumatic fever caused by repeated episodes of strep throat infection. Following surgery, she lived without major physical complications for 15 years. But in 2016, she suffered congestive heart failure resulting from damage to multiple heart valves. She underwent a second open heart surgery. Although the surger...
13 Apr 2023
13 Apr 2023
Prachi has been living with asthma and chronic bronchitis for over 20 years, which has led to other respiratory problems. When she was young, there was limited understanding among clinicians and the community which led to delayed diagnosis and challenges in managing her condition. Prachi lives in northern India, where air pollution levels regularly reach a very hazardous 500 on the Air Quality Ind...
13 Apr 2023
13 Apr 2023
Odireleng is in long term recovery after suffering a period of substance and alcohol misuse. Having found it difficult to find the right support in Botswana, it was at a rehabilitation centre in South Africa where she had the breakthrough that set her on the road to recovery. Inspired by the care and support she had received, which transformed her life, she decided to train as an addiction coun...
13 Apr 2023
