Declaration
28 Feb 2025
The Kigali Youth Declaration, co-created by young people in the global NCD community, highlights the urgency of addressing youth concerns and taking action against NCDs, including mental health.We, the young people of the global NCD community—including 60 youth from over 40 countries, participants of the Global NCD Alliance Forum (Kigali, Rwanda)—unite under a shared vision of combating n...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
19 Jan 2025
The UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health in September 2025 marks a pivotal moment to prioritise mental health on the global stage. Mental health is now a central focus of a UN HLM agenda providing a unique opportunity to drive transformative commitments and accelerate progress.This HLM briefing by the Global Mental Health Action Network highlights key pr...
09 Oct 2024
Mental health conditions are prevalent and often develop early in life. Yet very few of the world’s children and young people receive the mental health services they need. There is no single best model for organizing mental health services that applies to all contexts. But every country, no matter its resource constraints, can take steps to improve the design and strengthen the delivery of menta...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
08 Jul 2024
This is the third paper in the NCD Alliance series Everybody's Business, which focuses on bold actions to close the NCD funding gap. The Australian Government’s investment in cervical cancer elimination is one example of NCDs being integrated into a country’s international development priorities. From 2023–24, the Australian Government will provide $4.77 billion in Official Development As...
Report
08 Jul 2024
This publication provides an overview of the context and key take-away points of the roundtable on sustainable financing for NCDs co-hosted by Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance, and World Diabetes Foundation on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA77).
Publication
07 May 2024
This report has been prepared to assist Parties to the Convention and others working on tobacco control and on the control and prevention of NCDs to create and capitalize on synergies between the implementation of the WHO FCTC and national NCD control efforts, in line with decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Global Strategy to Accelerate Tobacco Control.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Commercial determinants of health are the private sector activities that affect people’s health, directly or indirectly, positively or negatively. The private sector influences the social, physical and cultural environments through business actions and societal engagements; for example, supply chains, labour conditions, product design and packaging, research funding, lobbying,...
Fact sheet
06 Mar 2024
Much is known about the tactics corporate actors use to influence government policy and regulation and to increase their sales and profits. Less is known about how to counter these corporate tactics. This infographic provides an overview of strategies used by NGOs to target government and commercial actors to influence policy and governance for health and health equity.
Publication
03 Mar 2024
The 'Guidelines for the Management of α-Thalassaemia,' provided by TIF, serve as an essential tool for healthcare professionals, researchers, and others interested in the nuances of α-Thalassaemia management. α-Thalassaemia, as one of the more complex genetic haemoglobinopathies, has frequently escaped early diagnosis, leaving many patients to face serious complications before they even seek...
Guide
05 Dec 2023
The WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration is a practical guide and a call to action for policymakers and others involved in alcohol tax policymaking to develop strong policies considering each country's unique market structure, tax administration capacity, and political economy. It also includes country case studies and summaries of evidence on alcohol tax globally.
Publication
25 Feb 2021
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number of displaced persons, either refugees or internally displaced, has reached the highest level in history. Until recently NCDs in humanitarian contexts...
Guide
03 Jul 2020
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an increasing global challenge. A majority of NCD-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where numerous humanitarian crises are currently playing out. An informal, interagency working group was formed to streamline approaches and explore ways to improve NCD management in humanitarian settings. This working group, led by the United Natio...
