How have unhealthy commodity industry practices evolved through the pandemic?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have launched activities presented as socially responsible responses to the crisis. These initiatives can have complex implications on health and policy, particularly where businesses’ core products and activities are harmful to health. Our preliminary report, Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm, captured many such examples from around the world.
One year on, we are now seeking to document how corporate strategies have evolved as the pandemic has progressed amid changing policy contexts and efforts to build back better. You are invited to be a part of this project! If you have seen any examples of relevant industry activities, please share them in our new survey.
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20 May WHA74 side event: Social Participation Works
Engaging communities and leaving no one behind is central to achieving the transformative promises of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Join NCDA and co-hosts, Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030, Communities at the Heart of UHC, Global Health Council, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Save the Children, and UNAIDS for a World Health Assembly (WHA74) side-event this Thursday 20 May 2021, 12:00 p.m. CEST!
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Turning the Tide video wins prize at WHO's Film Festival
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 'The Beat of Change' a mini-film from the World Heart Federation, produced by NCD Alliance and BBC StoryWorks, has won a special prize for health equity at the Health for All Film Festival. It shares the story of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a noncommunicable disease that dangerously affects the heart. In Mozambique, thousands of people are living with RHD.
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NCD Alliance joins Global Health Council as a member!
The Global Health Council (GHC) brings together an active and inclusive community of advocates, implementers, academia, and corporate partners working for strong global health funding and policy. It also provides a fact-based platform highlighting critical global health issues. NCDA is pleased to announce that it has joined GHC as a member.
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Job - Washington, D.C.
Program Manager, Health Care Innovation Development - American College of Cardiology
See posting
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21 May WHA74 side event: Investing in Health
As the world continues to navigate the pandemic, governments must prioritise smart and strategic investments to reduce the growing burden of NCDs and close the widening health gaps due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the sidelines of WHA74, Vital Strategies and NCD Alliance invite you to a virtual side event on Friday 21 May 2021, 3:00 p.m. CEST. Learn proven policies that governments can adopt to tilt away from ill health and hear examples of leadership on NCD prevention from global experts.
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NCD Child launches new website and branding
Congratulations to our member NCD Child on the launch of their website and branding! NCD Child is a civil society organisation advocating for children, adolescents, and young people to be included in the global NCD agenda. Their new branding will accompany their work in the global health community, championing the rights and health of young people living with NCDs - making sure they are meaningfully engaged at all levels.
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Request for proposals on trans fat elimination
Resolve to Save Lives (an initiative of Vital Strategies) are looking for proposals on advocacy initiatives towards best practice on trans fatty acids (TFAs) elimination policies. Can you help? If you have any initiatives to help accelerate progress towards the elimination of TFAs, why not submit an application? Submissions will close on Thursday 20 May 2021.
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Job - Newtown, Sydney
Community Liaison Assistant - The George Institute for Global Health
See posting
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