25 Oct 2020
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September, when people around the globe join in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke, is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths. That makes it the world’s number one killer, claiming 17.9 million lives each year. World Heart Day is an opportunity fo...
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
Each year, World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October, aiming to raise awareness, sensitivity and action for mental health conditions. This year’s theme is #MoveForMentalHealth – Let’s Invest. It calls for better access to treatment and for every person’s right to good mental health along with physical health. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
During the first-ever virtual 75th United Nations General Assembly, NCD Alliance co-hosted a high-level roundtable with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations and the United Nations Inter-agency Taskforce on NCDs. Read more here.
25 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
This year, after several rounds of negotiation, Member States adopted the Omnibus COVID-19 Resolution which acknowledged and emphasized the critical role of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) system in 'catalysing and coordinating' the global response to COVID-19. It underscored the need for international cooperation and solidarity to contain and overcome the pandemic...
25 Oct 2020
19 Oct 2020
During the first-ever virtual 75th United Nations General Assembly, NCD Alliance co-hosted a high-level roundtable with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations and the United Nations Inter-agency Taskforce on NCDs. The roundtable ‘Building forward better: A new approach to mobilize investment for noncommunicable disease...
19 Oct 2020
Report
15 Sep 2020
Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm: Unhealthy commodity industries and COVID-19, authored by the NCD Alliance and the SPECTRUM Consortium, is a preliminary exposé and analysis of tactics and strategies adopted by the unhealthy commodity industries du...
23 Jun 2020
According to World Health Organization, People living with or affected by major non-communicable diseases (NCD) and conditions: such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19. Several risk factors attributable to NCDs also make people vulnerable to the virus, and obesity-related condit...
23 Jun 2020
30 Apr 2020
Despite affecting 33 million people around the world —almost equal to that of HIV—, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) attracts very little attention and even less funding. In this short film, the World Heart Federation follows the daily struggles of a young mother from Mozambique, who is diagnosed with RHD, to dive into the difficulties, the stigma and the lack of awareness surrounding this de...
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
1 in 4 Kenyans have dangerously high blood pressure, but many don’t realize what the condition is - or how it is affecting their body. The World Heart Federation and Access Accelerated are training healthcare professionals to improve access to diagnosis and challenge misconceptions surrounding hypertension. This film is part of the Turning the Tide series, developed by the NCD Alli...
30 Apr 2020
Mexico
10 Mar 2020
Mexico approved a new warning labelling regulation for food and beverages in January, but industry groups have appealed against it. After a 2019 reform of the General Health Law and after an open consultation with all sectors, the Mexican regulatory agencies approved modifications to the Mexican Norm NOM-051, the relevant official mandatory standard, for an ambitious front of package (FOP) warning...
10 Mar 2020
Jamaica
06 Mar 2020
Since World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2019, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the National Consumers’ League, has been leading a new mass media campaign to encourage Jamaicans to make healthier choices. The new campaign tagline is: "What's in Our Food? Give us the Facts". The campaign urges Jamaicans to think about the content...
06 Mar 2020
05 Mar 2020
The NCD Alliance welcomes a momentous decision agreed at the 146th WHO Executive Board that will support Member States to accelerate action to reduce alcohol harm. We applaud Member States’ dedication to negotiations to secure a decision which lays out a strong way forward, and we particularly commend the leadership of Thailand and other co-sponsors of the decision. Read more here.  ...
05 Mar 2020
