NCD Alliance

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Leadership on climate and health
Leadership on climate and health
Air pollution is one of the most significant yet overlooked threats to health and a major risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In this Leadership Dialogue, Christie Oliver and S...
Leadership and the reform of global health
Leadership and the reform of global health
In this Leadership Dialogue recorded during the World Health Assembly, Alison Cox, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Jimena Marquez, Communications Director, at the NCD Alliance, discuss why glob...
Leadership and the future of global health
Leadership and the future of global health
In this Leadership Dialogue recorded during the World Health Assembly, Alison Cox, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Jimena Marquez, Communications Director, at the NCD Alliance, discuss why glob...
Leadership and the future of global health • Leadership Dialogues
Leadership and the future of global health • Leadership Dialogues
In this Leadership Dialogue recorded during the World Health Assembly, Alison Cox, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Jimena Marquez, Communications Director, at the NCD Alliance, discuss why glob...
The Pulse of Tomorrow: Shifting the Paradigm for NCDs in Global Health Architecture
The Pulse of Tomorrow: Shifting the Paradigm for NCDs in Global Health Architecture
The ongoing global health financing crisis and shifting geopolitics around multilateralism have created a window of opportunity to reimagine global health. In this critical moment, the NCD communit...
Stopping the Stigma
Stopping the Stigma
People living with non-communicable diseases can face stigma, isolation and discrimination. For real change to be made, it is vital to hear their stories and learn from their experiences. Through t...
Cheaper Drinks, Costly Consequences
Cheaper Drinks, Costly Consequences
As alcoholic and sugar-sweetened beverages become increasingly affordable, with low or unchanged taxes, consumption will rise, especially among young people, driving obesity, diabetes, cancers, inj...
NCDs and community engagement
NCDs and community engagement
In the inspiring conversation, on the sidelines of UNGA80, Dr Mark Barone, Founder and General Manager, ForumCCNTs, and Ankur Mukherjee, Beyond Type 1 Ambassador, leaders from Brazil and India, dis...
Tobacco taxes - triple win for public health
Tobacco taxes - triple win for public health
Tobacco use kills over eight million people each year. When implemented correctly, taxation of tobacco products is proven to reduce consumption. It's considered a triple win by improving population...
First Lady of Maldives calls for strong leadership at HLM4 and beyond
First Lady of Maldives calls for strong leadership at HLM4 and beyond
During the Global Week for Action 2025, the First Lady of the Maldives, Madam Sajidha Mohamed, calls for strong leadership at the fourth UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4) — and...
Minister of Health of the Maldives: We need bold action for healthier nations
Minister of Health of the Maldives: We need bold action for healthier nations
Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4), the Maldives Minister of Health, Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim, joins the Global Week for Action on NCDs. He emphasises the urgent need...
Driving NCD Action for People and Health Systems
Driving NCD Action for People and Health Systems
In this inspiring Leadership Dialogue, Nupur Lalvani (founder of Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation) and Shashank Deshpande (Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Boehringer Ingelheim) discuss ...
Air pollution is driving global health emergency
Air pollution is driving global health emergency
Nine in 10 people are breathing dangerously polluted air. This causes more than one in eight deaths globally, with many millions more living with debilitating chronic diseases. Clean air interventi...
Time to Lead: Governments Called to Step Up NCD & Mental Health Investment Ahead of HLM4
Time to Lead: Governments Called to Step Up NCD & Mental Health Investment Ahead of HLM4
This media telebriefing, held a couple of weeks before the fourth UN High Level Meeting on #ncds and #mentalhealth (#HLM4), will be an opportunity to discuss policy solutions to bridge the NCD fin...
A dialogue on NCD prevention & solutions
A dialogue on NCD prevention & solutions
In the lead-up to the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs—and beyond—a whole-of-society approach is crucial for effective NCD prevention and control. Earlier this year, NCDA Policy and Advocacy Manager ...
Leadership and Mental Health
Leadership and Mental Health
Earlier this year, three mental health advocates, Lucero Andaluz Llerena, Cofounder and Executive Director of De-Mentes, Muskana Lamba, Co-chair of Child & Youth Working Group of Global Mental Hea
Powerful voices for NCD leadership with lived experience advocates
Powerful voices for NCD leadership with lived experience advocates
Last year, the NCD Alliance travelled to India and Malawi to capture the inspiring stories of Nupur, Snehal, Samuel, and Chikhu showcasing both their powerful advocacy work and the unique insights ...
Leadership Dialogue: Cost of Inaction
Leadership Dialogue: Cost of Inaction
Earlier this year at the Global NCDA Forum, three powerful voices—Beatriz Champagne (NCDA Board Member), Simón Barquera (President of the World Obesity Federation), and Jaime Barba (lived-experienc...
Spain calls for bold action on NCDs to put equity and prevention at the heart of global health
Spain calls for bold action on NCDs to put equity and prevention at the heart of global health
In this message delivered ahead of the Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, and on the sidelines of the UN High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Determinants of Health, Spain’s Mini...
People with lived experience: Why leadership matters
People with lived experience: Why leadership matters
Earlier this year, on the sidelines of the Global NCDA Forum, Chikhu Ngombe, Founder and Director of Cancer Survivors of Quest, Member of Malawi NCD Alliance and Lucía Feito Allonca, a global healt...