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NCDs & Mental Health in Developing Countries: Policy Recommendations following Cambridge Conference

Posted on January 31st, 2012 by
NCDs & Mental Health in Developing Countries: Policy Recommendations following Cambridge Conference


The 2011 UN Summit on NCDs highlighted the pressing need to address NCDs globally, particularly in developing countries which are the hardest hit but have the least resources.
The Cambridge Post-UN Summit Conference on 20th January 2012 explored next steps for the UK by gathering experts from academia and civil society with representatives from the private sector, the media, and government departments.
On the 31/01/2012 The Humanitarian Centre held a Parliamentary reception which aimed to (more...)

Noncommunicable Disease & Mental Health in Developing Countries: Part 1

Posted on January 24th, 2012 by
Noncommunicable Disease & Mental Health in Developing Countries: Part 1

Part 1. The UN NCD summit: Frustrations and Optimism.
By Alexa Zeitz
Photographs by Alice Robinson
“Shocking”. This is what Richard Howitt, MEP for East of England, called the global incidence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Howitt, who gave the welcome address that opened the Humanitarian Centre’s Post-UN Summit Conference on NCDs and Mental Health in Developing Countries on January 20th, said he saw the U.N. Summit in September 2011 as a “trigger” for global action. He (more...)