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Thank You for Your Help at ECOSOC!
Mr. Duncan Matheka and Dr. Kate Armstrong at the ECOSOC 2013 launch of the NCD Child Paper
NCD Child would like to extend a big thank you to all of our partners who participated in our ECOSOC activities! The theme of the 2013 ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review was ‘Science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and achieving the MDGs’. NCD Child welcomed the opportunity to launch an Issues Paper at the ITU-IFPMA Ministerial Roundtable Breakfast, ‘Mobile Worlds, Mobile Actions – mHealth: The Opportunity for NCDs’ – Palais des Nations, Geneva, 2 July 2013.NCD Child’s Issues Paper was launched at ECOSOC by Mr Duncan Matheka, a final year medical student at Nairobi University, member of Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network and also NCDFREE, a social movement committed to raising awareness around NCDs. The real-time launch of the Issues Paper at the Palais des Nations coincided with an online launch of the Issues Paper in which many partner organizations participated and helped make it a success. The combination of a real-time and online campaign to disseminate our Issues paper was successful. It is estimated that given our large Twitter following and retweeting done by our partners, that the NCD Child ECOSOC messages had an approximate reach of 57,000 people on social media.
NCD Child also held a small event at Geneva University for Young People to discuss issues of NCDs. The event was attended by 12 people representing NCD Child, YPCDN, NCDFREE, UICC, NCDA, IIF, Geneva University, 100Campaign, Ethiopian Anti-Tobacco Cancer Society. |
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HEALTH FOR THE WORLD'S ADOLESCENTS
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently developing a report that will outline recent research and the growing consensus on the importance of adolescent health; and the achievements of the health sector in improving and maintaining the health of the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents (10-19 years). The report will present WHO guidance across the organization; highlight the progress Member States have made in making their health sector more responsive to adolescents needs; strengthen and support global initiatives that have an impact on the health of adolescents; and provide a concrete follow-up to the World Health Assembly resolution 64.28 on Youth and Health Risks from 2011.The report will be released in 2014.
How to contribute:
The WHO is asking for inputs and perspectives from adolescents themselves and health care providers who work with adolescents. To provide input, please visit their website at http://www.who.int/adolescent_health2014. The website will be open for inputs between 19 July 2013 and 15 September 2013.
In addition, WHO is looking for good examples of how organizations such as yours are working closely with adolescents in a participatory manner, including examples of adolescents who are advocates in their communities for their health. If you have examples of the two last matters and you wish to contribute, you can email them at adohealth2014@gmail.com.
NCD Child will be participating by spreading the message on social media using #Act4NCDChild and #BYND2015, @WHO .
Join us in the conversation!
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NCD Alliance - Program to support NCD civil society
The NCD Alliance has launched a program to support civil society efforts on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the national level titled ‘Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action’. The program is designed to build the capacity of NCD civil society, to monitor national progress on NCDs and advocate for improved NCD policies and the strengthening of health systems. This program, funded by Medtronic Philanthropy, will award more than $300,000 USD over two years to local partners in Brazil, South Africa, and the Caribbean region to build networks of action, conduct national level research and analysis to monitor progress on NCDs and identify gaps, develop dialogue with governments and other key stakeholders, and advocate for improved NCD policies, programs and health systems strengthening.
How to Apply
The NCD Alliance is currently accepting applications from local organisations to be a National Implementing Partner as part of ‘Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action’. Please see the NCD Alliance website for more information.
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World We Want - E-Discussions on Disadvantaged Children
As part of the continued effort to ensure that inequalities are addressed in the post-2015 agenda, the Global Thematic Consultation on Addressing Inequalities (co-led by UNICEF and UN Women) will be holding additional periodic e-discussions hosted on the World We Want website. The online discussion on Disadvantaged Children and Young People living in Urban Areas, is planned for 1-29 August 2013. The timing of this is specifically to provide input to the United Cities and Local Governments (UGLG) World Congress, taking place in Rabat, Morocco, in October 2013. The results of the e-discussion will be synthesized into a short findings report to be used and disseminated at a side-event panel discussion at the event. During the course of the e-discussion, discussion issues will include access to services, policies and programmes, and social cohesion and civic engagement — all as they pertain to urban children and young people.If you would like to participate you can join the World We Want 2015 website if you have not done so already. A link to the discussion forum will be going live shortly.
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Notable Quotes
“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace”
Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary-General of the UN, 2000
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Learning Tool:
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Visualizations
GBD Compare is a new tool from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. It has clean and comprehensive visualizations that give countless options for exploring health data. To help you navigate this new tool, there is a video tutorial that will orient you to its controls and show you how to interact with the data. You can also watch the video of IHME Director Christopher Murray presenting the tools for the first time at the public launch on March 5, 2013.
To learn more about the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation and the GBD tool, visit their website. |
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Kenyan-Heart National Foundation (KHNF)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious preventable NCD and the cause of global morbidity and mortality. While CVD is universal, some specific conditions affect a disproportionate number of people in lower-income countries (i.e. RHD).
Kenya-Heart is an inspiring organisation working with the Kenyan community to create awareness, educate, promote, and sensitize people to the issue of heart disease. The foundation runs three programs:
Kenyan-Heart Disease Prevention Program
This is the main initiative of KHNF. Through education and resource sharing, KHNF aims to empower the community to make inform decisions about their heart health and screen children for RHD and other diseases, with a focus on prevention.
Kenyan-Heart Disease Treatment Program
KHNF also focuses on treatment. They have an initiative that subsidizes closed and open heart surgeries to needy Kenyan children and youth diagnosed with operable heart conditions. KHNF has partnered with Childspring International-Atlanta and Kenyatta National Hospital in this donor funded program. The program also sources management drugs and services for very needy patients required to be on regular medication.
Kenyan-Heart Disease Research & Training Program
KHNF works closely with the Ministry of Public Health-NCD department to gather information on the prevalance of strep-sore throat, rheumatic fever and rhuematic heart disease -especially since RHD is so prevalent in this area. Information gathered is passed on to clinics and health centers for record keeping. Kenyan- Heart also holds public talks and training seminars on prevention of RHD for individuals and groups. Those trained go on to become Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) enabling a more thorough dissemination of information across communities.
Kenyan-Heart National Foundation is an initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), in collaboration with the African Heart Network (AHN) which is the umbrella body for all National Heart Foundations in Africa. To learn more about the wonderful work of KHNF, you can visit their website at http://www.kenyanheart.or.ke/homePage.html. |
World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week will be celebrated from 1 to 7 August this year, as it is every year. More than 170 countries take part in activities helping to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policy-makers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Resources for supporting breastfeeding are available on the WHO website aimed at moms, dads, family, friends, and workplace personnel.
Breastfeeding Snippets (WHO):
Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Virtually all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information, and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.
Colostrum is recommended by WHO as the perfect food for the newborn, and feeding should be initiated within the first hour after birth.
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.
Thanks to to WHO-UNICEF Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, there are "baby friendly" breastfeeding facilities in about 152 countries. These facilities support and improve the experience of breastfeeding for mothers and babies.
To learn more about breastfeeding and World Breastfeeding Week, see:
WHO website
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
World Breastfeeding Week Website
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#ENDviolence Against Children Campaign
UNICEF has a campaign that aims to bring light to the many forms of violence against children, aiming to build social capital in the fight to reducing this major problem. Around the world, UNICEF works with grassroots movements and governments to find solutions to #ENDviolence against children. To see their spotlight on a few countries see this interactive map.
Facts (UNICEF):
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20% of women and 5-10% of men report having been sexually abused as a child
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Globally, almost half of 15-19 year olds think that a husband is justified in beating his wife in certain circumstances
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Insult, isolation, rejection are all a form of violence that harm a child's well-being
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Slavery, trafficking, dangerous work, and prostitution are all forms of violence against children
Get Involved
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Show the world your commitment by submitting a photo on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #ENDviolence.
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Sign up for UNICEF updates on this campaign. Receive updates and ways you can get involved.
Make the invisible, visible. To watch UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson raise his voice in support of a new UNICEF initiative to prevent violence against children, watch this video:
 Video: Stop Violence Against Children
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