The theme for the Global Week for Action starting tomorrow (6-12 September 2021) is Community Engagement - celebrating the power and potential of communities to act together on NCDs and drive change. Everyone has the right to participate in decision making, helping authorities to deepen their understanding of the needs of communities including people living with NCDs; identify gaps, explore and develop options in response to challenges, understand the impact of decisions on different people and groups; and balance inputs, perspectives and interests.
The campaign will commence with the launch of the Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs. The Global Charter aims to harness the value of lived experience in health policy, programming, and decision-making. The Global Charter was developed through extensive consultation with the NCD community around the world. NCDs, including illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease cause more than 70 per cent of global deaths, killing some 41 million people each year.
To participate in this year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs campaign:
- Join the conversation on social media – post with #ActOnNCDs to keep on our radar. The campaign social media toolkit is a good resource developed to support the NCD Movement to leverage social media.
- Be a voice of change – create your voice of change card, share on social media with #ActOnNCDs.
- Find inspiration – we have prepared toolkits, resources, videos, graphics, GIFs and blogs to serve as inspirations and guidance
- Plan and host activities – put it on the map of impact.
- Download campaign merchandise – print t-shirts, face-masks, flags, lapel badges and other branded materials to spread the message offline and online.
- Find more information on www.actonncds.org and sign up to the newsletter for regular updates
- Endorse the Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs
Wherever and whoever you are, every action counts to help drive the change we need to see for NCDs. Join us! #ActOnNCDs
