about 1 year ago // Accelerating Action: Sponsored by NCD Alliance
Health, equity, and sustainable development are all within our reach — but we need to get fiscal policies for NCD prevention right. NCD Alliance’s Katie Dain and Liz Arnanz Daugan explain how.
over 4 years ago // Building Back Health
The world's failure to invest in noncommunicable diseases has come back to bite during the pandemic. Building back better requires greater priority for NCDs and integrated responses, argues NCD Alliance CEO Katie Dain.
over 5 years ago // COVID-19
Worldwide, roughly 71 million refugees and people displaced within their own countries are potentially facing deprivation of basic health care, and the risk is further exacerbated by COVID-19. This op-ed outlines action for the global health community to take.
over 5 years ago // Produced in partnership: Duty of Care
The mental health of frontline health workers has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, the most severe mental health effects are likely to come in the aftermath of it. We hear why it’s essential to be ready for an emerging mental health crisis.
over 6 years ago // Produced in partnership: Healthy Access
Prioritizing prevention as part of a comprehensive national universal health coverage response can help avoid the financial and human cost that NCDs and other health issues have on people, communities, health systems, and economies. NCD Alliance explains.
over 6 years ago // Gender equality
"Leveling the playing field earlier in a woman’s life has exponential impacts across her lifetime," explain Katie Dain, CEO at NCD Alliance, and Kate Bunting, CEO at Help Age USA.
over 7 years ago // Noncommunicable diseases
Ahead of this week's WHO Global Dialogue on Partnerships for Sustainable Financing of NCD Prevention and Control, NCD Alliance CEO Katie Dain says there must be emphasis on exploring new financing streams to implement national responses to noncommunicable diseases — including blended finance, public-private partnerships, pooled funding structures, and innovative financing mechanisms.
almost 8 years ago // World Cancer Day
To mark World Cancer Day, the leaders of the Union for International Cancer Control and the NCD Alliance highlight the gaps in cancer care for patients in developing countries.
about 8 years ago // Noncommunicable diseases
Last week's appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as WHO goodwill ambassador on NCDs eclipsed the global leadership taking place in Montevideo.