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ISTH Releases Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemophilia Treatment

NCD Alliance

ISTH Releases Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemophilia Treatment

CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, June 21, 2024 - The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH),..

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09 Aug 2024
The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance

NCD Alliance

The crucial role of civil society and lived experience for sustainable financing of NCDs and mental health: A call to action by NCD Alliance

The under-funding of NCDs and mental health is not just an issue at national level. Today, NCDs cause 41 million deaths per year – 74% of all dea..

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05 Apr 2024
WHO Health for All report challenges leaders to adopt new approaches to health and the economy

NCD Alliance

WHO Health for All report challenges leaders to adopt new approaches to health and the economy

Millions of excess deaths globally and 100 million people pushed into poverty in 2020 alone — these are some of the devastating legacies of the C..

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15 Feb 2024
New report confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households and a crippling lack of data

The George Institute & NCD Alliance

New report confirms devastating financial impact of NCDs on households and a crippling lack of data

Literature review on out-of-pocket spending led by The George Institute for Global Health and NCD Alliance confirms devastating financial i..

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14 Feb 2024
NCDA response to the Political Declaration of HLM UHC – Keep the pressure on!

NCD Alliance

NCDA response to the Political Declaration of HLM UHC – Keep the pressure on!

This Advocacy Briefing p..

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30 Oct 2023
New fund for NCDs to spark country action

NCD Alliance

New fund for NCDs to spark country action

NCDs account for 74% of all global deaths, 41 million people each year, yet they attract a miniscule fraction of global health financing. So situat..

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09 Oct 2023
NCDs investment fund puts control in hands of low- and middle-income countries

Ncd alliance

NCDs investment fund puts control in hands of low- and middle-income countries

A new fund developed to spur investment in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health, puts the countries hardest hit by in..

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21 Nov 2022
Invest in obesity prevention and management, save trillions

NCD Alliance

Invest in obesity prevention and management, save trillions

This year’s theme for the NCD Global Week for Action, ‘invest to protect,’ could not have come at a better time for the obesity community. Af..

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20 Oct 2022
Primary care investment: key to preventing financial catastrophe from NCDs

NCD Alliance, The George Institute

Primary care investment: key to preventing financial catastrophe from NCDs

People living with or at risk of developing an NCD, require long-term care that is proactive, patient-centred, integrated, community-based, and s..

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02 Sep 2022
Reviving the NCD Investment Agenda

Ncd Alliance

Reviving the NCD Investment Agenda

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and stroke, represent a soaring 74% of global deaths. The legac..

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15 Dec 2021
COVID-19 and cervical cancer - A pandemic’s impact and a global response

NCD Alliance

COVID-19 and cervical cancer - A pandemic’s impact and a global response

While the global public health field has always been acutely aware of the potential for a worldwide pandemic, none of us could have anticipated COV..

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24 Apr 2021
Every body needs everybody: Transforming a moment of crisis into an opportunity for action on obesity

NCD Alliance

Every body needs everybody: Transforming a moment of crisis into an opportunity for action on obesity

On the occasion of 2021 World Obesity Day (4th March), Johanna Ralston and Margot Neveux from World Obesity Federation share their views on the ris..

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24 Apr 2021
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