The 4th Global Week for Action on NCDs, 2021!!

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The 4th Global Week for Action on NCDs, 2021!!

Every year in early September, Rwanda NCD Alliance joins the rest of the World to mark the Global Week for Actions on NCDs. The week starts 6-12 September 2021.

The Global Week for Action on NCDs was first organized in 2018 ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs when the NCD movement was mobilized to say ENOUGH to preventable death and illness from NCDs. People living with NCDs, high-level champions, and hundreds of advocates from NCDA’s network of supporters, members, national and regional alliances, as well as individuals demanded “our health, our right, right now”. The second Week for Action in 2019 also took place under the umbrella of the ENOUGH campaign and built on a momentous first year.

Now, it is time to move from ENOUGH to Action! Starting in 2020 and continuing until the fourth UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2025, the Global Week for Action on NCDs campaign will focus on bridging the biggest gaps to progress on NCDs: Accountability, Investment, Leadership, Community Engagement, and Care. Each year will be dedicated to one of them - starting with Accountability in 2020 and Community Engagement in 2021 - and with specific actions suggested to strengthen collaboration across the NCD movement.

This year's theme is Engaging Communities for Actions. The campaign will highlight the power and potential of communities in co-creating healthier societies. In addition, as the driving force of governments, communities have the right to participate in decisions that affect our lives and our health. RNCDA will use different communication channels to raise the voice, community engagement with People Living NCDs and media engagement for massive impact in respect to covid-19 prevention measures.

We encourage you all to join the efforts together and raise the voice for action, engaging communities in the prevention and control of NCDs. Be part of the 4th Global Week for Action on NCDs and share your voice of change: https://actonncds.org/share-your-voice.

Find out more: https://actonncds.org/.