Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
Top tips for engaging policymakers
Dialogue
03 Apr 2024
Eight top tips for researchers when engaging with policymakers and influencing the policy process.
Dialogue
03 Apr 2024
Eight top tips for researchers when engaging with policymakers and influencing the policy process.
Publication
02 Apr 2024
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and middleincome countries than in high-income countries. Alarmingly, the incidence of stro...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
28 Mar 2024
Social participation is at the heart of the inclusive governance needed for countries to make progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC); health emergency prevention, preparedness and response; and health for all, while ensuring no one is...
Guide
28 Mar 2024
This practical guide aims to support community advocacy on NCDs, translating into practice the concept of health equity. The OBJECTIVES of this practical guide are to support NCD advocates to: Conduct a detailed assessment of the state of he...
Article
28 Mar 2024
The expansion of newborn screening (NBS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is essential to reducing the number of preventable intellectual disabilities in children. Because of logistical issues, including geographic extremes, distinct cultures, and...
Article
28 Mar 2024
A decade since the discovery of insulin, the increasing prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has underscored the prevailing inequalities in the provision of essential care for T1DM worldwide. However, the details on the availability of insul...
Article
28 Mar 2024
The rising global epidemic of childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. Despite the urgency, there is a lack of data on the awareness and implementation of preventative measures. The aim of this study was to identify areas for improvement...
Publication
26 Mar 2024
This publication aims to provide community advocates with an introduction to what health equity means in the context of NCDs. It also aims to illustrate how a health equity lens can strengthen the NCD response, providing advocacy recommendations to a...
Database
25 Mar 2024
As part of its commitment to “kidney health for everyone, everywhere,’ and in keeping with the vision statement of ‘ensuring equitable kidney health worldwide,’ the ISN has created an Observatory of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology...
25 Mar 2024
This is a report of an online event that was an opportunity to bring a brad range of stakeholders together to explore the key role Newborn Screening (NBS) plays in promoting equitable healthcare for All. WIth a commitment to reducing th...
Publication
24 Mar 2024
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries.&nb...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
23 Mar 2024
The toolkit, which is part of a wider joint cardiology-nephrology initiative, consists of focused and practical infographics on the optimization of RAASi therapy and management of related complications.