24 Apr 2021
Real life stories can inspire and motivate others to take action and make a difference! That’s why the NCD Diaries has been launched as part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative. Click Access, for more info.
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
The 4th Global Youth Meet (GYM) on Health is being held virtually by HRIDAY and WHO SEARO from 20-21 April 2021, under the theme of “Meaningful youth engagement for leading action on Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals”. The Call for Applications is now open, inviting youth champions from around the world to apply for participation in GYM 2021. Click Access, mor...
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
Every year on 20 March, World Oral Health Day unites oral health and NCD advocates, civil society, NCD voices and change-makers globally to call for good oral health for all. It is estimated that oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people, which makes it the most common health condition globally. If we act together, we can help reduce the burden of oral diseases and associated noncommunicable...
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
NCD Alliance and The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response invite you to a virtual public town-hall meeting titled 'Noncommunicable diseases: Affecting and affected by COVID-19' on: Thursday 25 March 2021 at 11:00 a.m. CET. Click Access, for more.
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
‘NCDs on the pandemic frontline’ highlights the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on health systems and people living with noncommunicable diseases. For more info, click Access.
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened gender fault lines in our societies, and increased women’s exposure to the drivers of chronic diseases. As we mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, the NCD Lab on Women and Girls is reaching out for solutions. For more info, click Access.
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has today released ‘Brands off our kids!’, a report highlighting the tactics used by the processed food industry to target children with unhealthy food marketing and calling on government to set higher standards and stop the processed food industry setting its own rules.
24 Apr 2021
24 Apr 2021
Thousands more Victorian women, including many from bushfire-affected communities, will have the chance to get active and meet new people in 2021, thanks to $830,000 in new VicHealth funding to expand highly popular social sport programs. For more, click Access.
24 Apr 2021
29 Mar 2021
On March 9-11, the WHO NCD Department and the WHO GCM/NCD Secretariat held a three-day Consultation with people living with diabetes to promote their meaningful engagement in the development of the WHO Global Diabetes Compact.
29 Mar 2021
16 Feb 2021
March 4th is World Obesity Day. This day is dedicated to addressing the global obesity epidemic. We are calling on every body to work together for happier, healthier and longer lives for everybody. Click Access for more info.
16 Feb 2021
04 Feb 2021
As the First World War wore on, a new scourge erupted: an influenza pandemic that left even more bodies in its wake than the conflict itself. But the 1918 pandemic was overshadowed by the war, and its lessons went unheeded. One hundred years later, the world faces a similar test. When the Covid-19 pandemic eventually recedes, will we learn the lessons it is teaching us? Or once the emergency su...
04 Feb 2021
04 Feb 2021
An open letter to Heads of State and Government The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated deep inequalities in our societies and highlighted the need to invest smarter to address the health care needs of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – including cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and associated mental health conditi...
04 Feb 2021
