Turning the Tide on NCDs: Why We Need to Focus on Youth

Organized by AstraZeneca Young Health Programme, Plan International UK, RTI International, Imperial College London, and NCD Child May 22 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Vieux-Bois Restaurant, Entre Actes room Geneva, Switzerland RSVP Why do we need to focus on youth to turn the tide on NCDs? A high-level panel of experts will present findings from two…

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Youth Spoke Up to Step Up the Pace on NCDs

This blog was written by Victoria Watson, member of NCD Child’s Governing Council as part of Global Health Council’s Member Spotlight series. Victoria has been contributing to their youth engagement work since 2015. Outside of this work, she works as a policy coordinator at Cancer Care Ontario supporting screening program design. NCD Child is a…

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Using a Human-Centered Design Approach for Future NCD Policies

This post was written by Melissa Chacko, Policy Associate, Global Health Council. It is acknowledged that the key to successful community health interventions is creating community ownership and providing the necessary resources to design community-driven evidence-based sustainable solutions. This methodology is often referred to as human-centered design which is innovation that requires engaging people in order…

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