The NCDI Poverty Network and Partners in Health hosted a side event titled “Caring for People Living with Severe Chronic NCDs: Practical Lessons Learned from Early PEN-Plus Initiatives” on 14 December at the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in Kigali, Rwanda.
Read MoreAs part of Malawi’s efforts to scale up PEN-Plus nationally, clinical officers and nurses from two expansion sites in Salima and Karonga recently completed two weeks of echocardiography training at the PEN-Plus training site and clinics established in Neno by the Ministry of Health and Partners In Health Malawi. The course was led by master trainer and clinical officer Kenwood Kumwenda with mentorship support from Dr. Sheila Klassen, an adult cardiologist who specializes in echocardiography.
Read MoreVoices 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.
Read MoreThe Nigeria NCDI Poverty Commission met for the fourth time on 9 November. The Commission reviewed and reached consensus on key findings and recommendations from its situation analysis and priority-setting exercise and deliberated on plans for dissemination of its final report.
Read MoreThe Bangladesh NCDI Poverty Commission held its first meeting on 26 October at the Directorate General of Medical Education in Dhaka, increasing the number of countries participating in the NCDI Poverty Network to 22.
Read MoreA team that included NCDI Poverty Network Steering Committee Co-Chair Gene Bukhman as well as Type 1 Diabetes and Global Health Equity Research Fellows Apoorva Gomber and Celina Trujilo traveled to Abu Dhabi to represent the Network and promote PEN-Plus at the 48th annual International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Conference between 13-16 October.
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