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The 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs is Tomorrow
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HCC congratulates all of the CARICOM Heads of Government who have travelled to New York to attend and speak at this vitally important meeting on NCDs.
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(L to R) H.E. Mr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, H.E. Mr. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Sir Trevor Hassell, HCC President
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At the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs, H.E. Mr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis will be co-chairing the first stakeholder panel and H.E. Mr. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica will be co-charing the second stakeholder panel on which Sir Trevor Hassell, HCC President will be a panellist.
The UN High-Level Meeting will be live streamed on UNTV here from 8am.
For more information on the HLM click here. |
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Moving Caribbean People Towards Healthier Lives: Step it Up!'
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CARICOM is holding a High-Level Breakfast event entitled 'Moving Caribbean People Towards Healthier Lives: Step it Up!' hosted by the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations and chaired by the Prime Minister of Jamaica Hon. Andrew Holness. It will take place Prior to the UNHLM on NCDs between 8:15am - 9:45am, on Thursday morning at the UN.
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Barbados Minister of Health, Hon. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic and HCC Youth Advocate, Daniel Alleyne Speak at UNGA World Obesity Federation Side Event
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Barbados Minister of Health, Hon. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic acknowledges Childhood Obesity as a National Security Threat which will receive urgent attention.
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Daniel Alleyne, HCC youth advocate speaking about his experience living as an overweight child and calling on CARICOM to address childhood obesity
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CARICOM was well represented at the Obesity and Sustainable Development Goals: Accelerating Innovative Partnerships Side Event held on Sept 26th in lead up to the HLM3. The meeting was co hosted by: World Economic Forum, World Obesity Federation, Healthy Caribbean Coalition, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
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Civil Society Briefing Kicks Off UNGA for NCDs
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Maisha Hutton, HCC Executive Director speaking during the panel on Accountability. Also on the panel were World Health Organization Assistant Director-General Svetlana Axelrod; Professor Majid Ezzati of Imperial College London and moderator Jennifer Sargent from The Lancet.
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NCD Alliance held their usual briefing for civil society on Monday ahead of Thursday's High-Level Meeting. The event featured panels on accountability and implementation, and included updates on various other topics. Maisha Hutton, Executive Director of the HCC was amongst the panellists.
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Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton Will Launch Caribbean Moves at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness with Sen. the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith and Dr the Hon Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health at the 73rd Session of the United General Assembly (UNGA) in New York (photo: OPM Photo)
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Hon. Christopher Tufton are expected to launch Caribbean Moves at the 73rd Session of the United General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, United States.
Minister Tufton is also part of the Government’s delegation to UNGA. His mission is to champion Jamaica’s response to NCDs through Jamaica Moves.
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Defeat NCDs Partnership Launched at UN Headquarters
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Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris (center) alongside Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. James Hospedales (left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Defeat-NCD Partnership, Dr. Mukesh Kapila (right) at the launch of Defeat-NCD Partnership at the UN Headquarters.
(image: St Kitts & Nevis Observer)
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The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the lead Head for Health and Human Development in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, said the region welcomes the launch of the Defeat-NCD Partnership, a new public–private partnership established to progress sustained actions against non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Prime Minister Harris was at the time addressing the launching event of the Defeat-NCD Partnership held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where he advocated for greater international attention and resources for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to help curb the high incidences of NCDs.
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His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana's message to the United Nations General Assembly Third High-Level Meeting on Non- Communicable Diseases
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NCD Alliance Calendar of Side Events at the UNHLM
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Voices of Change, ENOUGH. Our Health. Our Right. Right Now,
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Draft Political Declaration for UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs lacks strength and ambition
The omission of a sugar tax from the Political Declaration to be adopted at the third United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (UN HLM on NCDs) being held in New York on September 27 is just one of a number of weaknesses in the final document that fails to commit governments to act and avoid a global health epidemic that could lead to millions of preventable illnesses and deaths.
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Trouble Brewing at the UNGA - Alcohol on the table but not all as we would like it to be
Unsurprisingly, unhealthy commodity industries continue to seek to influence policy makers at the highest level, with revelations that both tobacco and alcohol industries are holding events this week on the sidelines of HLMs on TB and NCDs. On Monday NCD Alliance and partners Vital Strategies, IOGT and GAPA released Trouble Brewing, a report that debunks misconceptions about alcohol use, exposes industry tactics....
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HLM On NCDs: Time For Governments To Commit To Action
Vital Strategies believes that every person deserves the protection of a strong public health system. We work to help governments enact policies and build capacity to stem preventable death and disease. Addressing the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is central to our work.
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2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs – what now?
Cary Adams, Chief Executive Officer Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) -The 2018 UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), now seems like the opportune time to reflect on our journey thus far, and what we can learn from this to help drive action on cancer through to 2025 and beyond.
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World Heart Day September 29th
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Create your own poster, download the toolkit, watch the video ... and more
The full World Heart Day website is now live with lots of ways for you to get involved in the campaign and spread the message about heart health.
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Please let us know about any events or activities you organised to celebrate World Heart Day 2018
email: hacc@healthycaribbean.org
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NCD Alliance and Resolve to Save Lives Partner to Eliminate Industrially-produced Trans-fatty Acids
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The NCD Alliance and Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies,are proud to announce their new partnership to implement actions in support of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) REPLACE action package, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans fat from the global food supply.
Consumption of industrially-produced trans fat (common in baked goods and pre-packaged foods) is a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, estimated to contribute to over half a million deaths every year. Eliminating industrially-produced trans fat from foods has already been done in several high-income countries, our goal is to completely remove this toxic substance from the global food supply. |
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ECHORN/Yale-TCC Webinar: Dr. Uriyoán Colón-Ramos
Thursday, Sept 27th
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Second Lecture in the Webinar Series on Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbbean, will be taking place on Thursday, Sept 27 @ 12pm AST/EST
Register here: https://echornyaletccwebinarseries2.eventbrite.com
Any questions please email: gab_alphonso@hotmail.com |
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Childhood obesity is linked to complications in childhood such as diabetes and hypertension and it tracks into adulthood increasing the risk of developing NCDs (diabetes, cancers, and heart disease).
The HCC and our 100+ CARICOM members are joining hands with Caribbean citizens to call on our Heads of Government to enact any policies and legislation which have been demonstrated as effective measures to combat childhood overweight and obesity.
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See a gallery of Who's Signed here. |
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Most Countries Won’t Meet UN's 2030 Target for Reducing NCD Deaths
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The majority of the world’s countries aren’t on track to meet the United Nations' target of reducing premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by a third by 2030, researchers report in the current edition of the Lancet.
Senior author Majid Ezzati et al. estimated more than half of all countries would fail to meet sustainable development goal (SDG) target 3.4 - an effort to minimize the number of early deaths from cancers, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes. The analysis is part of the “NCD Countdown 2030” and was published a week ahead of the third UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases, which kicks off Sept. 27.
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New WHO Progress Report Reveals That Levels of Physical Activity Are Stalling
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Three years after European Member States committed to implementing the Physical activity strategy for the WHO European Region 2016-2025, an assessment of progress reveals that levels of physical activity are stalling.
The report detailing this assessment will be presented at the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, taking place this week in Rome, Italy. It reveals that immediate action must be taken in order to improve physical activity across the Region, and prioritizes areas where improvement needs to occur first.
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World Obesity Day 2018 - 11th October 2018
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For #WorldObesityDay 2018 the World Obesity Federation are raising awareness about the prevalence, severity and diversity of weight stigma. Stigma occurs in a wide variety of settings and the media has been identified as one of the main perpetrators. Current media portrayals of obesity reinforce inaccurate and negative stereotypes about weight which can lead to weight stigma. |
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- Political Declaration on NCDs agreed
- Navigating the HLM on NCDs and UN General Assembly
- NCD Countdown 2030 launching this week
- EMRO launches NCDs Commission report
- World Lung Day, 25 Sept
- A call for global action
- 50+ groups endorse Call to Action on Climate and Health
- Cancer burden rises to 18.1 million new cases in 2018
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Key Messages From Our Publications
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HCC Advocacy Priorities for the 3rd UNHLM on NCDs Outcome Document
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Preparing CARICOM Ministries of Foreign Affairs for the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Beyond: a briefing note contribution from civil society
Read more
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Caribbean NCD Forum Report
comprehensive and detailed account of all three days of this special event which took place in April 2018 in Jamaica
Read more
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Heart Health
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World Heart Day 2018 September 29
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Diabetes Association of Barbados General Meeting
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World Cancer Conference 2018 Registration Now Open
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International Conference - Climate Change: Impacts on Food & Nutrition Security
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The 84TH UWI/BAMP CME Conference
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The 84TH UWI/BAMP CME Conference takes place at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Saturday 17th-18th November, 2018.
This conference will feature the inaugural lecture in the 'Distinguished Lecture Series' delivered by HCC President Professor Sir Trevor Hassell.
Also featured is the 2nd Annual 'Prof. George Nicholson Memorial Lecture', delivered this year by Dr Adrian Sawyer.
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There will be many other presentations, discussions and breakout groups, to see the first draft programme of events click on the button below.
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World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health
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The HCC is a regional network of Caribbean health NGOs and civil society organizations with the remit to combat chronic diseases (NCDs) and their associated risk factors and conditions. Our membership presently consists of more than 65 Caribbean-based health NGOs and over 55 not-for-profit organisations and, in excess of 200 individual members based in the Caribbean and across the globe.
To join the HCC email us at hcc@healthycaribbean.org
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