March 30, 2023

Q&A: Center for Integration Science Aims to Break the Impasse on Global Health Equity

March 30, 2023/ Paula Byron

Type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, and rheumatic and congenital heart disease. In the United States, if people with any of these diseases walk through a hospital’s doors, they can get treated. Their treatment is typically swift and, by and large, effective. Yet, in low-income nations, these conditions can be a death sentence. Gene Bukhman, executive director of the Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity, talks about how the center works bridge this gap by bringing health coverage to those living in extreme poverty.

February 21, 2023

Person Living with RHD Found Her Purpose in Health Advocacy

February 21, 2023/ Allison Westervelt

“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.

February 14, 2023

Southern Africa Regional Hub Celebrates First Anniversary

February 14, 2023/ Allison Westervelt

The Maputo co-secretariat of the NCDI Poverty Network, based at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, hosted an event marking the first anniversary of the establishment of both the Southern Africa Regional Hub and the Maputo co-secretariat of the NCDI Poverty Network on 1 February. The event encouraged discussion on how the Hub can support countries in the region in implementing the PEN-Plus model.

February 13, 2023

Network and WHO/AFRO Teams Meet to Plan for PEN-Plus Implementation

February 13, 2023/ Allison Westervelt

Momentum has continued since the 47 member states of the African Region of the World Health Organization adopted the regional PEN-Plus strategy to address severe noncommunicable diseases at first-level referral health facilities.

January 20, 2023

NCD Training Conducted in Nhamatanda as Mozambique Prepares to Open First PEN-Plus Clinic

January 20, 2023/ Allison Westervelt

As Mozambique prepares to open its first PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, NCDI Poverty Network Co-Chair Dr. Ana Mocumbi, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Chair of Medicine Dr. Sam Patel, and Network PEN-Plus Regional Technical Advisor Dr. Jorge Sixpence led training sessions for four days in December. Twenty five healthcare professionals, including physicians, general medicine technicians, nutritionists, and data managers, attended the training.

January 17, 2023

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

January 17, 2023/ Allison Westervelt

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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