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  COVID-19

  COVID-19

  Opinion: Tackling the twin burdens of NCDs and COVID-19

  31 Jul 2020

  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.

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  Produced in partnership: Duty of Care

  Produced in partnership: Duty of Care

  Opinion: Depression, anxiety, insomnia — health workers and the side effects of COVID-19

  7 Jul 2020

  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.

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  Produced in partnership: Healthy Access

  Produced in partnership: Healthy Access

  Opinion: From health for all to all for health

  12 Aug 2019

  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.

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  Gender equality

  Gender equality

  Opinion: Time to deliver on older women's health

  1 Jul 2019

  "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.

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  Noncommunicable diseases

  Noncommunicable diseases

  Opinion: We need new ways to fund NCDs. Development assistance isn't enough.

  9 Apr 2018

  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.

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  World Cancer Day

  World Cancer Day

  Opinion: 70 percent of cancer deaths happen in developing countries. We need to fix access gaps.

  2 Feb 2018

  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.

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  Noncommunicable diseases

  Noncommunicable diseases

  Opinion: World leaders are showing up to fight NCDs. Let's not get distracted.

  2 Nov 2017

  Last week's appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as WHO goodwill ambassador on NCDs eclipsed the global leadership taking place in Montevideo.

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