Person Living with RHD Found Her Purpose in Health Advocacy

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Person Living with RHD Found Her Purpose in Health Advocacy

“Becoming a health advocate and sharing my experience with the world has answered the questions that have plagued me since I was diagnosed as a child: Why do I have rheumatic heart disease? Why do I have to depend on medicine? What is the purpose in my life? I have found my purpose in health advocacy,” said Anu Gomanju in the story of her rheumatic heart disease diagnosis and journey to becoming a health advocate in Nepal.

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First Cohort of Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellows Celebrates Closing Ceremony

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First Cohort of Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellows Celebrates Closing Ceremony

The 2021-2022 cohort of the Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellowship met online on January 12 to celebrate the conclusion of their fellowship and to share lessons, accomplishments, and reflections with NCDI Poverty Network colleagues, members of national NCDI Poverty Commissions, supporters from the Advocacy & Financing Working Group of the PEN-Plus Partnership, and representatives of hosting organizations Kathmandu Institute for Child Health (KIOCH) in Nepal, the African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) in Kenya, Rwanda NCD Alliance, and Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases to celebrate the conclusion of their fellowship.

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Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellow Eunice Owino Shares Sickle Cell Disease Story

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Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellow Eunice Owino Shares Sickle Cell Disease Story

Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellow Eunice Owino reflects on her experience living with sickle cell disease and her role as a Sickle Cell Warrior and advocate for other people living with severe NCDs in low-income countries. Owino is the founder of the Sickle Cell Uhuru Trust, a platform amplifying the voices of people living with sickle cell disease.

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Voices of NCDI Poverty Fellows Plan Advocacy Projects and Participate in Network Steering Committee

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Four young advocates living with NCDIs in Nepal, Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya were selected as Voices of NCDI Poverty fellows in June. Over the summer, the 2021-2022 cohort of Voices fellows participated in a series of two-hour, bi-weekly workshop training sessions that focus on capacity building and developing individual advocacy projects. The fellows also heard presentations from PIH and the NCDI Poverty Network, attended NCDI-related webinars and conferences, and participated in the third NCDI Poverty Network Steering Committee Meeting on 22 September.

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NCDI Poverty Network Welcomes Voices Advocacy Fellows

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NCDI Poverty Network Welcomes Voices Advocacy Fellows

On Wednesday June 2nd, 2021, stakeholders and advocates from across the NCDI Poverty Network gathered to formally welcome the first ever Voices of NCDI Poverty Network Advocacy Fellows at a virtual opening ceremony for the fellowship. Four advocates living with non-communicable disease and injuries (NCDIs) in NCDI Poverty Networks countries were chosen as members of the 2021-22 cohort.

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