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Meet the Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellows! »

June 10, 2021 | NCD Synergies team
The fellowship is set to run from June 2021 through December 2022. The fellows will be working together across disease-specific issues and regions to co-develop and implement advocacy projects and strategy, in close collaboration with the larger NCDI Poverty Network. Fellows will participate on the Steering Committee of the NCDI Poverty Network, as well as be provided individual mentorship and peer-to-peer support. Training sessions on a number of related topics will be regularly provided through monthly workshop sessions, and fellows will receive individual mentorship through the co-secretariat team and the wider community.
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Announcing fellowship opportunity for PLWNCDI advocates interested in equity »

March 10, 2021 | NCD Synergies team
The Voices of NCDI Poverty Fellowship is an 18-month paid opportunity (June 2021-December 2022) for three advocates who are people living with non-communicable diseases and injuries (PLWNCDIs) to help influence a call to action and growing social movement around one of the world’s biggest and most neglected health disparities: non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) that kill and disable millions of people in the poorest countries.
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Stakeholders from over 53 countries gathered for the unveiling of the NCDI Poverty Network »

December 17, 2020 | Lauren Brown
The event highlighted the work and ongoing efforts of the national commissions and underlined the primary goal of the NCDI Poverty Network – which aims to build and expand a community of stakeholders focused on preventing the death and suffering of people doubly afflicted by NCDs and extreme poverty.
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The Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest Billion landmark report launched »

September 14, 2020 | NCD Synergies Team
This landmark report draws attention to the burden of NCDs in rural, lower-resource settings – severe conditions such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, pediatric cancers, and sickle cell disease that disproportionately impact younger and more marginalized communities.
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Stakeholders gather for virtual convening to explore new partnerships for PEN-Plus implementation »

August 18, 2020 | Amy McLaughlin
The Program in Global NCDs and Social Change at Harvard Medical School and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) hosted a virtual partnership meeting on Thursday July 30, 2020 to identify opportunities for engagement and partnerships to expand and strengthen integrated care for severe NCDs among the world’s poorest people
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Innovative approaches for protecting people living with severe NCDs in extreme poverty during COVID-19 »

June 23, 2020 | Dr. Neil Gupta, NCD Synergies
National NCDI Poverty Commissions across sub-Saharan Africa have developed innovative approaches to protecting people with severe NCDs in settings of extreme poverty during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Countries invited to establish national NCDI Poverty Commissions or to implement PEN-Plus services for severe NCDs »

April 8, 2020 | NCD Synergies, Partners In Health
The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission secretariat have issued two RFIs: a Request for Applications (RFA) for countries interested in establishing National NCDI Poverty Commissions and a Request for Interest (RFI) for countries that would like support in implementing integrated PEN-Plus services for severe, chronic NCDs.
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COVID-19 NCDI Poverty Statement »

April 7, 2020 | Gene Bukhman, Partners In Health
This statement, on behalf of the Program in Global NCDs and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham & Women's Hospital, and the NCD Synergies project at Partners In Health, reflects the priorities of our work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NCD Synergies and HMS Program in Global NCDs and Social Change leads training for decentralized cardiac care »

March 10, 2020 | Catherine Player, Harvard Medical School
From February 29 - March 1, 2020, the Program in Global NCDs and Social Change at Harvard Medical School in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital and the NCD Synergies program directed a two-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) course on Cardiovascular Disease and Global Health Equity at HMS.
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RHD and PEN-Plus: highlights of PASCAR’s Congress in Johannesburg »

November 22, 2019 | Kelsey Soderberg, NCD Synergies
From October 31st to November 3rd 2019, the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), South Africa Heart Association (SA Heart), and AfricaPCR held their annual Congress in Johannesburg withDr. Gene Bukhman and Dr. Sheila Klassen representing the NCD Synergies team at Partners In Health and Harvard Medical School.
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Global health stakeholders come together during UNGA74 for expert roundtable on PEN-Plus and UHC »

October 4, 2019 | Maia Olsen, NCD Synergies
During this year's UN General Assembly, PIH, HMS, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust hosted a small expert roundtable featuring participants from 16 organizations. The discussion focused on opportunities to build a multi-country initiative around "PEN-Plus" and how to mobilize advocacy and financing for this agenda.
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APZU NCD Team co-hosts Camp Tikhoza with Sonia Nabeta Foundation »

September 18, 2019 | Kelsey Soderberg, NCD Synergies
In August 2019, Partners In Health in Malawi, known locally as Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU) had the unique opportunity to co-host Camp Tikhoza, a camp for children and young adults living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) throughout the country.
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PIH & HMS contribute to WHO AFRO Regional Consultation on a draft strategy to address severe, chronic NCDs in the African region (PEN-Plus) »

August 2, 2019 | Maia Olsen, NCD Synergies
From 29 July to 1 August 2019, PIH and HMS contributed to a WHO AFRO & MOH Rwanda led Regional Consultation in Kigali to review a draft strategy for outpatient care at 1st level hospitals to address severe, chronic NCDs across the African region (PEN-Plus).
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PIH, HMS, Kletjian and Helmsley co-host side-event during WHA72: leading with equity in the UHC global agenda »

May 30, 2019 | Amy McLaughlin, NCD Synergies
On Wed May 22nd 2019, NCD Synergies in collaboration with HMS, Helmsley and Kletjian Foundation, hosted an event during this year's WHA. Over 140 people attended the dialogue that highlighted comprehensive delivery strategies to achieving UHC, ensuring that no one is left behind.
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World Health Worker Week: bringing heart failure screening and interventions to communities in Neno, Malawi »

April 5, 2019 | Amy McLaughlin, NCD Synergies
On World Health Worker Week, we are highlighting the APZU NCD team. In recent weeks, the team tested its new strategy for active case-finding for heart failure in Neno District, a predominantly rural district that serves over 170,000 people in Malawi.
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