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COALITION RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT POLITICAL DECLARATION ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
July 25, 2023
At the 2023 UN General Assembly in September, there will be a High-level Meeting (HLM) and a Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Coalition is advocating that several points around non-communicable diseases (NCDs) be included in this meeting and declaration. Learn more about the Coalition’s asks and recommendations here.
ARNHOLD INSTITUTE AND COALITION EVENT
June 8, 2023
The Arnhold Institute for Global Health and the Coalition hosted a joint panel discussion on 8 June in New York City entitled, “Bridging Borders for Health: A Global Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment in Ghana.” Featuring Helen McGuire from PATH, David Heller from the Arnhold Institute, and Raymond Aborigo and Engelbert Nonterah from Ghana’s Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), the panel discussed challenges and opportunities in translating discoveries in NCD implementation research in Ghana into accessible and affordable primary care interventions.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 76 SIDE EVENT AND MEMBER MEETING
May 25, 2023
On the sidelines of the World Health Assembly, the Coalition gathered for the annual Member meeting and an important side event, Towards UHC: Improving access to quality affordable NCD medicines & products. We were delighted to have Hon. Minister Jane Aceng, MOH Uganda, as the keynote speaker, along with our panelists Thomas Cueni, IFPMA; Dr. Jay Iyer, Access to Medicine Foundation; and Dr. Prebo Barango, WHO Afro region. The panel was moderated by Johnpaul Omollo, PATH.
NEW LANCET PIECE: CARPE DM: THE FIRST GLOBAL DIABETES TARGETS
April 3, 2023
In this new Lancet article, the Coalition highlights the importance and opportunities of the first Global Diabetes Targets. Authored by Coalition Members, Dr. Jeremy Schwarz, Yale; Dr. Kaushik Ramaiya, Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital; Margo Warren, Access to Medicine Foundation; Dr. Prashant Yadav, Center for Global Development; Grace Castillo, PATH; Roshini George, PATH; and Helen McGuire, PATH.
ACCESS TO MEDICINE FOUNDATION NEW REPORT ON INSULIN ACCESS
October 6, 2022
Drugmakers that dominate the world’s insulin market must scale up access efforts globally. A new report by the Access to Medicine Foundation identifies ways in which pharmaceutical companies are now seeking sustainable approaches to scaling up access, but industry efforts currently fall short in addressing the extent of the insulin inequity problem. Access the report here.
COALITION MEMBER MEETING AT UNGA 77
September 21-22, 2022
Alongside the 2022 UN General Assembly, the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines & Products gathered members for a hybrid event for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This two-day meeting involved strategy discussions and a celebratory lunch with guests for the 5th anniversary of the Coalition.
WHO NEW REPORT ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
September 15, 2022
Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmental, commercial and genetic, and their presence is global. Every year 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs, and 86% of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Read the report.
CARISCA 2022 SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH SUMMIT
June 28-30, 2022
How Africa Matters to the Global Supply Chain. The Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines & Products hosted three panels at the second annual CARISCA Supply Chain Research Summit: “Global NCD supply security challenges, why they matter, and applicable learnings from other areas of health”, “ Local NCD supply chain innovations”, and “ Meeting the country’s NCD forecasting need – the Coalition’s innovative Forecasting Initiative”.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 75: SIDE EVENT REPORT
May 24, 2022
Tile of event: Moving towards equity: Innovative approaches to increase access to affordable NCD medicines and products.
PATH, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines & Products took the opportunity to gather a multisectoral panel to highlight a key problem for people living with NCDs – inconsistent availability and affordability of medicines and products. Learn more here.
FIRST-EVER GLOBAL COVERAGE TARGETS FOR DIABETES ADOPTED AT THE 75TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
May 28, 2022
For the first time ever, WHO Member States have supported the creation of global targets for diabetes, as part of recommendations to strengthen and monitor diabetes responses within national noncommunicable disease (NCD) programmes. Learn more.
AFRICA CDC LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
April 25, 2022
From April 25th to 28th 2022, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) organized the Member States and Stakeholders workshop to validate and launch its five years Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health (NCDI/MH) strategy.
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
April 12, 2022
Hosted by the Government of Ghana, Government of Norway and the World Health Organization, the International Strategic Dialogue on NCDs and the SDGs will take the next decisive step towards comprehensive action on NCDs and achieving SDG 3.4. Read more.
WHO NCD/WIN Technical Working Group
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the WHO NCD/WIN created a Technical Working Group (TWG) on COVID-19 and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The TWG objectives are: 1) To support countries in their efforts to strengthen the design and implementation of policies, including for resilient health systems and health services and infrastructure, to treat people living with NCDs and prevent and control their risk factors during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a particular focus on countries most vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19; 2) To limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on avoidable mortality and avoidable disability for people living with or affected by NCDs (PLWANCDs) and their risk factors.
East African Diabetes Study Group Congress
In partnership with the Ministry of Health, Uganda, the East African Diabetes Study Group held their 5th Congress from 24-26 February, 2020 in Entebbe, Uganda. During this Congress the attendees discussed critical questions such how to translate policy into action; how to incorporate the voice of the marginalized, civil society business, the impact of unifying the public and private healthcare systems into one, critical issues on health care delivery and who will fix it; and why the future is African.
Third Global NCD Alliance Forum
Sharjah: Third Global NCD Alliance Forum took place from 9-11 February 2020, in Sharjah, UAE. It provided the NCD civil society to unite and monitor governments’ progress and advocate for action to implement global pledges five years ahead of the next UN HLM and the 2025 date for globally agreed NCD targets.
Categories: Global, Innovation FundWHO prequalifies first biosimilar medicine
18 Dec 2019 – WHO prequalifies first biosimilar medicine to increase worldwide access to life-saving breast cancer treatment. “WHO prequalification of biosimilar trastuzumab is good news for women everywhere,” says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Women in many cultures suffer from gender disparity when it comes to accessing health services. In poor countries, there is the added burden of a lack of access to treatment for many, and the high cost of medicines. Effective, affordable breast cancer treatment should be a right for all women, not the privilege of a few.”
WHO Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG target 3.4 on NCDs and Mental Health
Oman: The overarching goal of the Global Meeting was to accelerate the implementation of national responses to address NCDs and mental health conditions with a view to reduce premature mortality and scale up interventions to reach SDG target 3.4 by 2030. The Meeting focused on sharing success stories and challenges in countries.
WHO launches first-ever insulin prequalification program.
21 Nov 2019 – WHO launches first-ever insulin prequalification program. “WHO’s prequalification is expected to raise access to insulin by facilitating the entry of quality-assured products in the global market, thereby helping expand choice and reduce prices. Only three manufacturers control the bulk of the worldwide market for insulin. Data from 24 countries collected by WHO from 2016–19 found that human insulin was available in just 61% of health facilities and analogue insulins in 13%. Mariângela Simão, MD, MSc, WHO’s Assistant Director General for Medicines and Health products, explained: “Prequalifying products from additional companies will hopefully help to level the playing field and ensure a steadier supply of quality insulin in all countries.”