Communities coming together to #ActOnNCDs
In just under one week, the 4th Global Week for Action on NCDs will take place from 6 - 12 September 2021. This year we will celebrate the power and potential of communities. Communities power governments and we all have the right to participate in decisions that affect our lives and our health. We invite you to show your support and Be a Voice of Change. Share your voice and tell the world how NCDs impact you, and why leaders must move beyond commitments to take action.
During the week, we'll also be launching the new Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs. This Global Charter seeks to mobilise commitment from organisations, institutions, governments and the private sector to place people living with NCDs and communities at the centre of the NCD response.
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Main image: © Paula Ortiz García, from Mexico, lives with T2 diabetes and obesity. Bruno Helman, from Brazil, lives with T1 diabetes. Both are members of the "Our Views, Our Voices" initiative calling to put people first in the NCD response.
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How do NCDs impact you? Share your message today!
In 6 days the 4th Global Week for Action on NCDs will take place from 6 - 12 September 2021. Communities power governments and we all have the right to participate in decisions that affect our lives and our health. We invite you to show your support and Be a Voice of Change. Share your voice and tell the world how NCDs impact you, and why leaders must move beyond commitments to take action now!
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How to talk about health and climate change
In the weeks leading up to COP26, the Global Climate and Health Alliance are hosting a series of #Care4Climate webinars to talk about what COP26 is and why it matters for health. The next webinar focusing on health and climate change is due to take place on Thursday 9 September 2021 at 4:00 p.m. CEST. Webinars are scheduled for every other Thursday at 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST and include interactive discussion, skills sharing, and campaign updates.
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Learn more about the social determinants of health!
Join the 3-D Commission event series starting on Wednesday 8 September 2021. It consists of seven virtual, public conversations between 3-D Commission Chair Dean Sandro Galea and experts on the social determinants of health, data, and decision-making. More details and how to register can be found below.
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Job - United Kingdom
Capacity Development Officer - NCD Alliance
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Submit your #ActOnNCDs event to the global map of impact!
Ahead of the Global Week for Action on NCDs, find inspiration, activate your organisation and upload events on the map of impact. Online and public events can include gatherings, virtual dialogues or webinars and walks. They provide a highly visible and public opportunity to gather groups of people supporting your cause. Our new guide can help you organise impactful events to mobilise the #ActOnNCDs movement.
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FIND improves the affordability of blood-glucose-monitoring
Last week, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, announced that it will improve the affordability of blood glucose test strips in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In LMICs, people living with diabetes are more prone to diabetes-related complications due to their inability to self-monitor blood glucose levels regularly. Increasing the affordability of glucose testing is an urgent priority in LMICs: one in three people with diabetes has never had their levels measured.
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Driving effective advocacy on NCDs and UHC
The NCDs and UHC Accelerator Programme Virtual Training 2021, a component of NCD Alliance’s flagship Advocacy Institute, took place in the Summer training representatives of the 11 alliances participating from Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Rwanda, Tanzania and Vietnam.
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Job - United Kingdom
Partnerships & Membership Officer - NCD Alliance
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