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Coming soon NCDs+ national strategy

After 8 years of advocacy the South African NCDs strategy takes reality into account. To be launched in Somerset East it puts people at the...

Webinar: Act on NCD’s

If you missed our webinar, hosted on 15 September 2020. 

Topic: Accountability – how to build back better health care for people living with non-communicable diseases after COVID-19.

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NCD Countdown to 2030 – Media Release from Lancet

Over the next two weeks, The Lancet will be publishing two reports calling for urgent global action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The NCD Countdown to 2030 tracks global progress on non-communicable diseases against commitments to reduce deaths from NCDs by a...

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NCD Countdown to 2030 – Media Release from Lancet

Over the next two weeks, The Lancet will be publishing two reports calling for urgent global action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The NCD Countdown to 2030 tracks global progress on non-communicable diseases against commitments to reduce deaths from NCDs by a...

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Time to ACT on NCDs and Build Back Better

Time to ACT on NCDs and Build Back Better

The SANCDA and partners are urging government to help lower NCDs related deaths and implement ongoing, sustained care for people living with NCDs, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. NCDs such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and mental health – are currently the number one cause of death and disability globally and in South Africa, with the global NCD burden expected to increase by 17% by 2025.

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COVID-19 and NCDs – a Newly Acknowledged Vulnerability

The South Africa Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (SA NCDs Alliance) is raising concern over the systemic neglect of non-communicable conditions (NCDs) like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, asthma and mental health problems due to neglected NCDs prevention and treatment.

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