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October 5, 2026 Announcement

Ethiopia Adopts One of the World's Strongest Nutrient Profile Models to Create Healthier Food Environment

Diet-related noncommunicable diseases are a growing burden in Ethiopia, and the country just gave itself a powerful new tool to fight them. The Ethiopian Nutrient Profile Model (E-NPM), developed under the leadership of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Ministry of Health, provides a science-based approach to identify pre-packaged foods and beverages high in sodium, free sugars, saturated fat or trans fat, as well as those containing non-sugar sweeteners or caffeine. Paired with a Front-of-Package Warning Nutrition Labelling (FOPWL) framework informed by national consumer research, the E-NPM gives Ethiopia a strong foundation for policies that can help consumers quickly identify unhealthy products while tackling diet-related noncommunicable diseases.

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October 2, 2026 Event

Voices from the Margins of Care: A Patient Testimonial Compendium on Noncommunicable Diseases in Asia and Africa 

On October 29, 2026, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) will launch Voices from the Margins of Care: People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases in Asia and Africa, a compendium of patient testimonies from Bangladesh, India and Nigeria via a webinar that puts these realities at the center of the conversation on health policy.  

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September 10, 2026 Announcement

Securing Budget Lines, Creating Coalitions: The Budget Advocacy Accelerator Graduates Deliver Results

You're invited to celebrate the graduation of the 2025-2026 cohort of the CSO Budget Advocacy Accelerator: September 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM UTC. RSVP here. 

Ahead of the ceremony, here's a look at what this cohort achieved. 

Over 10 months, GHAI's Advocacy Accelerator strengthened the capacity of 12 civil society organizations (CSOs) from 11 countries across Africa and Asia to influence domestic health financing, combining hands-on learning, expert mentorship and peer exchange. Through capstone projects spanning cardiovascular health, drowning prevention, health security, mental health, road safety and tobacco control, this cohort achieved concrete results. 

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July 20, 2026 Announcement

Nigeria Strengthens Public Financing for NCDs Prevention and Control

Funding for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is rarely top of mind when health ministry policymakers gather. This holds true across the globe. NCDs cause three-quarters of all deaths worldwide, yet they draw only about 1 to 2 per cent of global financing for health and roughly the same share of official development assistance for health. There is no dedicated global fund for NCDs. Domestic budgets and donor money still flow overwhelmingly to communicable diseases.

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