NCD Child Welcomes New Chair and Chair-Elect
January 18, 2022
NCD Child would like to welcome Dr. Alafia Samuels, Jamaica, as its new Chair, serving a two-year term. About AlafiaAlafia is the retired Director of
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Children, adolescents and young people living with, or at risk of developing, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) require health care, education, and social and community services specific to their needs and their families’ needs.
NCD Child recognizes that simply mentioning the importance of children, adolescents and youth in policies and agendas is not enough.
We believe it is critical to provide support and training to young advocates across the globe to build the global capacity of youth to ensure their voices are meaningfully engaged and elevated.
Young people have an important role to play in developing, implementing, and evaluating child-friendly policies.
NCD Child is a global multi-stakeholder coalition focused on the prevention, treatment, and management of NCDs in children, adolescents, and young people.
NCD Child advocates for the inclusion of children, adolescents, and young people in the global NCD agenda; inclusion of child and adolescent NCD prevention in the Sustainable Development Goals; promotes both treatment and prevention for addressing the NCD burden; and supports the inclusion of youth and family voices in global and country planning for NCDs.
NCDs, also known as chronic diseases, are of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors. While they are often associated with adulthood, NCDs have a significant impact on children and adolescents across the life course.
NCD Child would like to welcome Dr. Alafia Samuels, Jamaica, as its new Chair, serving a two-year term. About AlafiaAlafia is the retired Director of
We are excited to present our new Young Leaders Program (YLP)! The YLP is a two-year leadership program created to support young people aged 19-30
Type 1 diabetes is on the rise globally, however the burden of mortality remains disproportionate in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) especially among children and
NCD Child would like to welcome Dr. Alafia Samuels, Jamaica, as its new Chair, serving a two-year term. About AlafiaAlafia is the retired Director of
We are excited to present our new Young Leaders Program (YLP)! The YLP is a two-year leadership program created to support young people aged 19-30
Type 1 diabetes is on the rise globally, however the burden of mortality remains disproportionate in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) especially among children and
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