Posted by J. Stephen Morrison on May 06, 2011 at 01:43 pm
On April 27 the WHO Global Forum on Addressing the Challenge of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) assembled diverse civil society actors – ranging from churches to patient groups to medical societies – to solicit views on the multiple measures needed to address the rising epidemic of chronic disease. The first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and NCDs, held from April 28 – 29, strived for a declaration that would inform and advance preparations for the September 2011 UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, which many hope will be a historic turning point similar to the 2011 UN General Assembly Special Session that propelled forward global attention on HIV/AIDS.
Posted on Apr 26, 2011 at 02:34 pm
As September draws closer, the global NCD community is abuzz with news, recommendations, reports, opinions, research, and predictions for the UN High-Level Meeting. Everyone agrees, the global burden of NCDs is out of control, and the High-Level Meeting will provide an opportunity to create dramatic change. The general consensus is that we must act, and we must act now. Instead, we should listen.
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 at 10:28 am
Attending to NCDs will require political action, investment and ingenuity through means like the use of technology. This last component is often overlooked in high-level health policy meetings. As public health practitioners with collective experience in over thirty countries, spanning over fifteen years, we have seen that the use of technology to leverage health outcomes is not typically on the agenda nor is discussed. Things need to change. The upcoming UN high Level Meeting on NCDs is the perfect opportunity to affect change and set the standard for such discussions on technology and health.
Posted on Apr 13, 2011 at 01:44 pm
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) kill three out of five people around the world each year. Political and social momentum has been building, as the United Nations High Level Meeting on NCDs approaches, for a change from emergency, disease specific responses to an integrated systems-strengthening response.
Posted on Apr 06, 2011 at 09:50 am
Congratulations to Nalini Saligram, winner of the CSIS Blog Contest on NCDs! "The key priority of the UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is to ensure it lives up to its promise of being a genuinely transformative moment in world health."
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 at 09:50 am
To achieve important outcomes from the September 2011 UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, Dr. Devi Sridharfour of the University of Oxford proposes four recommendations : clearly define NCDs, translate evidence into action, elevate the leadership for NCDs, and put forward clear measurable goals.
Posted by Margaret Reeves on Feb 25, 2011 at 03:28 pm
February 16th CSIS hosted Jean-Luc Butel, Executive Vice President and Group President, International at Medtronic, who spoke about the very important role of the private sector in combatting NCDs. Medtronic has been contributing to this arena for a long time and has successfully used its intellectual, financial, and political influence to move the NCD agenda forward.
Posted by Margaret Reeves on Feb 03, 2011 at 04:06 pm
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise globally and are an increasing factor in the burden of disease in low and middle income countries. Dr. Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine, spoke to a sizable crowd at CSIS this week as the first speaker in a series of events on NCDs hosted by the CSIS Global Health Policy Center leading up to the September United Nations High Level NCD Meeting.
