The Cameroon NCDI Poverty Commission held their inaugural meeting on March 21 in Yaoundé. About 20 participants convened both in person and virtually to officially launch the new Commission. Cameroon is the second of seven new member countries to launch a Commission in 2021, following Benin’s launch in February.
Read MoreOn February 18, 2021, Benin became the first of seven countries that are establishing national NCDI Poverty Commissions in 2021 to convene its inaugural meeting. Twenty-five Commissioners participated in the two-hour virtual event, which was opened by the Commission Co-Chairs – Dr. Ali Imorou Bah Chabi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health; and Prof. Dismand Houinato, President of the Benin NCD Alliance.
Read MoreThe NCDI Poverty Network Steering Committee held its first meeting on 4 February 2021. The meeting marked another major milestone for the Network, following its successful launch at a global virtual event attended by more than 300 people from 53 countries in December 2020.
Read MoreThe NCDI Poverty Network was formally launched on December 7 at a global virtual event organized by the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission and representatives of national NCDI Poverty Commissions in 15 low- and lower-middle-income countries with large populations of people living in extreme poverty.
Read MoreNational NCDI Poverty Commissions across sub-Saharan Africa have developed innovative approaches to protecting people with severe NCDs in settings of extreme poverty during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreThe Lancet Commission Secretariat, based at Harvard Medical School, Partners In Health, and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, has issued two RFIs – a Request for Applications for countries interested in establishing National NCDI Poverty Commission and a Request for Interest for countries that would like support in implementing integrated PEN-Plus services for severe, chronic NCDs.
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