By Nina Renshaw, Policy and Advocacy Director, NCD Alliance On 27th September 2018, Heads of State and Government from around the world will meet at the United Nations in New York to discuss non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This will be the third global High level...
By Alexandra Kaczmarek, Eurocare There is a casual relationship between the harmful use of alcohol and heart diseases, cancers, liver diseases, mental health disorders and other noncommunicable conditions. Approximately 5.9% of all deaths worldwide were attributable...
Everyone seems to be talking about trade. Normally a niche issue relegated to newspapers’ financial pages, it has been catapulted back to the top of the political agenda by a combination of President Trump’s zero-sum trade war, supposedly targeting China, but also...
The first Global Week for Action on NCDs – from Monday 3 September to Sunday 9 September 2018 – is a global opportunity to talk about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and what needs to change to improve people’s health. The week is launched in light...
Time to Deliver in 2018: Bolder Commitments and Action Needed to Reverse the Tide of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders 6 June 2018 The NCD Alliance and over 200 civil society organisations welcome the Report of the WHO Independent High...
