NCD Series

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise globally and are an increasing factor in the burden of disease in low and middle income countries.  In the months leading up to the September 2011 UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases, CSIS' Global Health Policy Center is hosting a series of speakers on global chronic disease.  Our event schedule is below.

We are also hosting a series of blog contests on NCDs.  The first question we asked: What should be the key priority of the UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and why?  Read the winning entry.

Upcoming Events

April 14: The Future of Global Tobacco Control

Thursday, April 14, 2011
4:30pm - 6:30pm (please note the time change)
CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies
1800 K ST. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
B1 Conference Center

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June 28: High Level Speaker Series with Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of the Pan American Health Organizaiton (PAHO)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
10:30am - 12:00pm
CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies
1800 K ST. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
B1 Conference Center

Past Events

April 11: Social Franchising and Health

On April 11 the CSIS Global Health Policy Center held a discussion on the use of the social franchise model to strengthen the private sector’s delivery of health care services, with a particular focus on the role of private sector social franchising in the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries.

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February 16: Tackling the Global NCD Epidemic: How the Private Sector Can and Should Be Part of the Solution

Jean-Luc Butel, Executive Vice President and Group President, International at Medtronic, outlined the essential private sector role in developing long-term solutions to NCDs, with a look toward the September summit.

February 16th CSIS hosted Jean-Luc Butel, Executive Vice President and Group President, International at Medtronic, who spoke about the very important role of the private sector in combatting NCDs. Medtronic has been contributing to this arena for a long time and has successfully used its intellectual, financial, and political influence to move the NCD agenda forward. Medtronic made a $1million contribution to the NCD Alliance as a sign of their commitment and has been an early and strategic leader in the NCD arena...

Click here to read the rest of Margaret Reeves' blog on Mr. Butel's speech. 

Click here to listen to audio from the event. 

February 2: Nascent Epidemic: What We Know about Global Non-Communicable Disease

Dr. Fineberg discussed the health and policy implications of the shifting non-communicable disease burden to low and middle-income countries and how the United States’ special assets can assist in dealing with this new reality.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise globally and are an increasing factor in the burden of disease in low and middle income countries. Dr. Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine, spoke to a sizable crowd at CSIS this week as the first speaker in a series of events on NCDs hosted by the CSIS Global Health Policy Center leading up to the September United Nations High Level NCD Meeting. Dr. Fineberg began his talk by stepping back to look at the placement of chronic, or non-communicable diseases (NCDs), within the broader field of global health...

Read the rest of Margaret Reeves' blog on Dr. Fineberg's speech at CSIS. 

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Click here to listen to an interview with Dr. Harvey Fineberg