En direct, la cérémonie de clôture de la 1ère conférence internationale sur le programme #PENPlus en Afrique.

#ICPPA2024

1/3: Lessons from the NCDs financing panel:

1) Solutions drive progress: Implementing effective strategies is crucial for tackling NCDs. 2) Evidence-based scaling and partnerships: Building on successful approaches and forming alliances are key to expanding impact. #NCDs

Today's #ICPPA2024SideEvent sparked a vital conversation on integrating eye, ear, and oral health into #PENPlus strategies to enhance #NCD prevention and management across Africa, where millions suffer from oral diseases and vision and hearing impairments.

#EndingDiseaseInAfrica

'The common perception of diabetes suggests that individuals acquire the disease due to unhealthy lifestyles. While this may be true for some, it doesn't apply to everyone, especially those with type 1 diabetes.' - Dr Mary Efua Commeh, NCDs Control Programme—Ghana, at #ICPPA2024

Helmsley Charitable Trust NCDI Poverty Network Dr Benido Impouma WHO Tanzania 'As we mark the Global Diabetes Compact today, we are seeing substantial data supporting the integration of HIV, TB & diabetes care. We expect to be in a better position by 2030. Thanks to @WHO for launching the Global Diabetes Compact.' - Bent Lautrup-Nielsen, World Diabetes Foundation

Today, Benin 🇧🇯 will introduce the malaria vaccine into the routine vaccination schedule for babies aged 6, 7, 9, and 18 months.
Ministère de la Santé du Benin Officiel🇧🇯, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and USAID conducted a community drive to create awareness on the importance of #Malaria vaccination for children.

Day 1 of #ICPPA2024 was filled with impactful conversations and dialogues to accelerate commitment to #BeatNCDs in Africa.

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Tomorrow, April 25th, join us for the #ICPPA2024 side event on strengthening the integration of eye👀, ear👂🏿, and oral🦷 health for a comprehensive approach to #NCD care and management.

🕒 8:00-9:30 AM EAT
📍 Register now on Zoom: bit.ly/3vXPzGo

#EndingDiseaseInAfrica

🎉The third anniversary of the WHO Global #Diabetes Compact was celebrated today at a side event during the WHO PEN/ #PENPlus conference in Dar Es Salaam.
🗨️'The WHO Global  Diabetes Compact is uniting the world to improve diabetes prevention and care. Now, we need to accelerate…

On the side-lines of #ICPPA24 , together with my colleagues from WHO African Region we had a productive discussion with Helmsley Charitable Trust & NCDI Poverty Network with focus on fostering collaboration & mobilizing resources to scale up the implementation of the #PENPlus strategy to #BeatNCDs in Africa.

Today we kick off #ImmunizationWeek 💉Did you know in 2022 there were more than 10,800 cases of cervical cancer in #Tanzania 🇹🇿? This week over 5 million girls will receive HPV vaccines💪🏾 Vaccines are safe and they save lives💙
#VaccinesWork

Read more: unicef.org/tanzania/press….

Great news in the fight against cervical cancer: Tanzania, in partnership with @Gavi, UNICEF, and World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a national HPV vaccination campaign targeting over 5 million girls. #AfricanVaccinationWeek

Jana nilipata heshima ya kufungua Mkutano wa Kwanza wa Afrika kuhusu Magonjwa yasiyoambukiza (1st International Conference on PEN (Package of WHO Essential Noncommunicable Disease) Plus Regional Strategy to Address Severe NCDs in Africa.

Ninawashukuru Shirika la Afya Duniani…

Dr. Yuka from WHO African Region emphasizes the value of meaningful engagement of PLWNCDs:

-Lived experience is a valuable form of expertise.
-It helps understand barriers, identify solutions, and plan policies and programs.

Involving PWLE is crucial for effective healthcare strategies.

'As someone who has experienced diabetes firsthand, it's disheartening to see that the people who need medications the most often don't have access to them. They should be the priority.' – Emmanuella Selasi, Diabetes and Adolescent Health Advocate, at the #ICPPA2024 side event

Room packed to its brim at Global Diabetes Compact anniversary WHO African Region indicating a strong sense of commitment & urgency to address the growing burden of diabetes

What’s stopping us to ACT? All hands on deck towards achieving targets by 2030! Make it happen 🙌
#LeaveNoOneBehind

We're inspired by Emmanuella Selasi Hormenoo's story. She is a Diabetes & Adolescent Health advocate in Ghana who was once on the brink of death & misdiagnosed during the #COVID19 pandemic.
She shares her personal battle with type 1 diabetes at #ICPPA2024 .

#EndingDiseaseInAfrica

With the WHO African Region #PENPlus Regional Strategy in focus, we're exploring integrated service delivery models to revolutionize diabetes management and prevention. Join us as we work with stakeholders to strengthen healthcare systems for a healthier Africa.

#EndingDiseaseInAfrica

Forum discussions at the #ICPPA2024 diabetes side event are advancing the conversation. Stakeholders are examining the successes and challenges of implementing integrated service delivery models like #PENPlus .

We're identifying steps to achieve global diabetes coverage targets.

'Diabetes is not something that can wait. That's why WHO is integrating people-centered diabetes care into #PENPlus . Together, we can make tangible progress toward achieving global diabetes coverage targets by 2030.' - WHO African Region's Dr Kalu Akpaka, at the #ICPPA diabetes side event