Making Non Communicable Diseases prevention and control a development priority in East Africa

Project period:

01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023

Granted amount:

15,092,348,- DKK

Organization:

 Kræftens Bekæmpelse

Partners:

 Burundi Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (BNCDA) NCD Alliance East Africa (EANCDA) NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ALLIANCE OF KENYA Rwanda Non Communicable Diseases Alliance Tanzania NCD Alliance Uganda Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Zanzibar Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance

Pool:

Civilsamfundspuljen

Grant type:

PROGRAM (Endelig ansøgning)

World goals:

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Goal 13: Climate Action

Goal 15: Life on Land

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Efforts take place in:

 Burundi Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda

Overall targets

By 2030, reduce by one-third premature mortality from NCDs through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Immediate targets

Outcome 1 Implementation of effective NCD prevention and control policies with a multi-sectoral approach including increased national budgetary allocations Outcome 2 The East African Community has an office dealing only with NCDs, NCDs are discussed in numerous Technical Working Groups and NCDs become a separate agenda item at the Heads of State Summit at EAC Outcome 3 Involvement of PLWNCDs (especially youth) and their caregivers in the formulation, implementation and review of all NCD policies, legislation, strategies, guidelines and activities/PLWNCDs empowerment Outcome 4 Enhanced capacity of the regional and individual East African NCD Alliances based on democratic and inclusive principles, with a particular focus on national alliances capacity to coordinate activities at branch level and attract funding to diversify their funding base Outcome 5 The national alliances are capable of collecting and processing further empirical data and utilize these to create awareness about NCD symptoms and risk factors among citizens and decision makers

Target groups

People Living with NCDs (PLWNCDs), youth and women

Resume

The programme aims to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health and well-being, more specifically target 3.4 that has also been chosen as our development goal. In short we aim to develop the capacity of NCD Alliances (patient organizations) in East Africa to be sustainable and independent alliances with the ability to mobilize adequate and sustainable financial and human resources for NCD prevention and control and to effectively influence NCD prevention and control policies at all political levels. Our advocacy work is underpinned by the recognition that NCD-related issues are also urgent economic and social justice issues of our generation. We work for and with People Living with NCDs and we demand their meaningful involvement.