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Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Lancet

Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean The Lancet Oncology, Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 391 - 436, April 2013 Website: http://bit.ly/186qSl0 Non-communicable diseases, including cancer, are overtaking infectious disease as the leading…

By Maggie Sullivan on 18 May 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Simple, Technology based, Innovative solution for Health inequity in Chronic diseases

Restoring Hope is medical mission in Somaliland Unrecognized state in Horn of Africa, Despite poor and very small resources Hope Org a local NGO founded by group of ICT and Doctors establish simple solution for Chronic disease cases in Rural and remote…

By DrMohamed Musse on 17 May 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Cardiovascular health in Africa: Are women more vulnerable?

Very interesting article. Are women more vulnerable as a population? On this, the authors write: " Despite the lack of data from Africa, domestic pollution is another risk factor to be taken into consideration. Women spend a lot of their time cooking…

By Sophie Beauvais on 17 May 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Call for Abstracts: ECSA 7th Annual Best Practices Forum, Arusha, Tanzania

Dear Steve, Many thanks for your response. I will submit my abstract before the deadline. Looking forward

By Stephen Muleshe on 17 May 2013 1 Recommendations 5 Replies

A conversation with Hans Rosling, Gapminder

I think integrating NCD with existing structures that have been successful with HIV, Malaria & TB is not only cost effective, expedient, but it will also enhance efforts to debunk myths, fear,stigma and taboos surrounding for example breast cancer. HIV…

By Gene Bukhman on 09 May 2013 0 Recommendations 7 Replies

Looking for Boston-based Research Assistant

Dear All, The Non-Communicable Disease Synergies Initiative is a groundbreaking collaboration between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Rwanda and Partners In Health, coordinated through the Program in Global Non-Communicable Disease and Social…

By Aaron Shakow on 02 May 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Greetings for enactment of Tobacco Control Law amendment bill Call for law compliance

Greetings for enactment of Tobacco Control Law amendment bill Call for law compliance Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) greeted Jatiya Sangsad for enactment of most desired Tobacco Control Law amendment bill. Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA),…

By Syed Mahbubul Alam on 30 Apr 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Enactment of law amendment bill demanded in upcoming parliament

Anti-tobacco organizations demanded enactment of tobacco law amendment bill with recommendations of nullification of provision of smoke-free zone, provision of individual right to litigate for law violation, and stopping tobacco ads under CSR activities by…

By Syed Mahbubul Alam on 20 Apr 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

New NCDs Briefing Document

Hi, I need to make a presentation about HIV, cardiovascular diseases and ageing in Latin America. Does somebody can help me with concrete examples whorth to mention and with the MUST BE slides that I should include. Thanks!!! Omar

By Jeff Meer on 11 Apr 2013 0 Recommendations 1 Replies

Introductions

Great. I am looking forward to our talk. in the meantime you can get more information on our website medincell.com. This will give you an overview. To get into more details, we would need to execute a NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) so that we can talk…

By Ziad Khatib on 30 Nov 2012 2 Recommendations 13 Replies
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Treating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-poor countries is a global health priority. Members of this community share effective approaches to combating endemic NCDs in poor populations.

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Gene Bukhman - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity; Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine; Partners In Health - PIH

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