There will be several important items up for discussion at 66th World Health Assembly. The article touches upon some of them including NCDs as a 'big agenda item.' The NCD Alliance's Director of Policy and Campaigns was interviewed.
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"The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), are pleased to announce the call for applications for Research Fellowships for the Analysis of NCD Prevention Policies in Africa (ANPPA). The...
3 May 2013, Paris, France – “It’s time to control asthma”, according to this year’s World Asthma Day theme, but the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) says the low availability and the prohibitive cost of...
Tobacco control advocates in Senegal are working hard to ensure a strong tobacco control law that includes smoke-free pubic places and ad bans passes this year.
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The results of a survey conducted by the Union and the State TB Cell in October 2011 has shown the rise of diabetes in TB patients. With a sample of 552 TB patients the prevalence of diabetes was 44% and 84% of these were not properly treated for diabetes.
This has led the...
The article highlights the lack of priority and investment of BRICS on healthcare spending and infrastructure to tackle the rise of NCDs within their own countries.
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All cigarette packs in Fiji will carry graphic warnings to depict the dangers of smoking by October.
"Boston, MA (March 26, 2013) – Today, the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network and Australian design firm Local Peoples launched NCDFREE: a global social movement to shift societal perceptions, engage populations, and incite political change for non-communicable...
A group of organizations has united in an alliance to fight non-communicable diseases in Nepal. According to The Himalayan Times, "the alliance will advocate a policy on NCDs with the government."
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"Arogya World and Nokia India today reported that they have enrolled one million people into mDiabetes, the groundbreaking diabetes prevention mHealth initiative in India."
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