In this episode we’re speaking about leadership with the new President of the NCD Alliance Board of Directors, Leslie Rae Ferat, in the context of the huge challenges posed by the upcoming High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4). Also Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control, Leslie received a Luther L. Terry Award at the World Conference on Tobacco and Health in June for her pioneering work. While the tobacco control movement continues to contend with industry interference and a major funding gap, Leslie says it can offer the broader NCDs response the tool of tobacco taxes, which, along with other health taxes, should be a easy investment decision for governments.

As a leader, Leslie says her priorities will be to: encourage collaboration, create platforms to raise the voices of people living with NCDs, and champion evidence-based advocacy. “The two big priorities for us will be really solid outcomes at the High-Level Meeting and putting into place a sound and innovative strategy for the next four to five years for the NCDA,” adds the NCDA President.

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This is a special episode of the show. Earlier this year, on the sidelines of the Global NCDA Forum in Rwanda, Dr Mohammed M Seyam and Maleeqah Karriem recorded one of a series of Leadership Dialogues created for NCDA's Time to Lead campaign. In the conversation, they share insights into their NCD advocacy journeys — and why they are speaking up not only for themselves, but also for their communities and all people living with NCDs. "Ideas start with only one person talking about something, and then the group would talk about it, and then a community would talk about it, and then slowly, with a campaign like this, the whole world can talk about what we do and what we want to do," says Mohammed.

Voices of the Health Revolution is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.

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Fiscal policies for the NCD response go beyond taxes on harmful products like tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Kenya has recently applied a two percent levy on all tobacco products manufactured or imported into the country. It will be a “game changer” says one of the guests on today’s episode, Celine Awuor, CEO of the International Institute for Legislative Affairs. On the other hand, action on alcohol lags behind that of tobacco, in part because of society’s continued acceptance of alcohol use. That emboldens the alcohol industry, says our second guest, Jacqui Drope, who leads the RESET programme at Vital Strategies. “When our technical teams are walking in the door to meet with government officials, Big Alcohol is just walking out of the room.”

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After working together for years addressing cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) at city level, colleagues at C/Can and Roche looked back at the high and low points of their partnership. Each organisation then decided independently that it was time to create a framework to help structure their multisector collaboration and share their learnings with others interested in partnerships. They brought in outside experts and after about a year produced their Collaboration Framework, a tool that has been spotlighted by the World Economic Forum. In this episode, we’re speaking with Harold Cottin, Head of Global Public Affairs at C/Can, and Fernando Arnaiz, Access Lead for low- and mid-income countries at Roche, about the journey to create the framework.

Voices of the Health Revolution is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.

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La Alianza de ENT lanzó en 2024 el Llamamiento a liderar las ENT como una herramienta esencial de sensibilización, instando a todos los gobiernos a avanzar en sus compromisos en la prevención y control de ENT. Hace un llamado a los líderes mundiales a tomar decisiones efectivas en la próxima Reunión de Alto Nivel de la ONU sobre la prevención y control de ENT y la promoción de la salud mental y el bienestar, que tendrá lugar el próximo 25 de Septiembre en Nueva York. La carta está abierta a la firma de la sociedad civil, incluyendo organizaciones e individuos.¿Qué significa liderar en materia de ENT en 2025? 

¿Cómo podemos generar presión para que los gobiernos actúen? Nuestra coordinadora de la Campaña de la Semana Mundial de Acción, Gina Sánchez, analizó estas preguntas y la carta abierta con Jimena Márquez, Directora de Comunicación de Alianza de ENT, en este episodio de Voces de la Revolución de la Salud.

Súmate al Llamamiento a liderar: https://actonncds.org/es/pasa-a-la-accion/llamamiento-liderar-ents

Voces de la revolución en salud es una serie de podcasts que destaca a las y los activistas pioneros que están liderando las acciones más audaces para proteger nuestro derecho universal a la salud, incluso cuando eso implica tomar una posición en contra las grandes industrias que lo amenazan.

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Today we’re speaking with Anu Gomanju and Edith Mukantwari, advocates for strengthening the global response to NCDs and both themselves living with NCDs. Anu works with the NCDI Poverty Network as well as patient and family organizations such as the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts, while Edith is Executive Director of the Africa Diabetes Alliance. Both our guests stress that the NCD response must move beyond treating people living with NCDs in a token way, to one of meeting their needs so they can live productive, healthy lives. This includes providing resources so that people living with NCDs can contribute meaningfully to preparations for the 4th High-Level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and well-being, in September this year.

'Voices of the Health Revolution' is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.

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In this episode, we’re looking ahead to UHC Day, on December 12. The 2024 theme is Health: it’s on the government! UHC of course stands for Universal Health Coverage, and today we’re talking about financing for UHC and its relationship to NCDs financing. Our guest is Professor David Watkins, of the departments of Medicine and Global Health at the University of Washington. We will delve into issues including how government financing for UHC will by necessity be dominated by NCDs prevention and care, which is now paid in large part by out-of-pocket spending. David also points out how investing in the so-called ‘best buys’ to tackle NCDs generates a limited amount of revenue, so that governments must also work to raise more funds overall and ensure that enough revenue is dedicated to health and to NCDs specifically. Finally, David outlines some of his current research ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2025, including on the affordability of medicines.

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Jamaica and other Caribbean countries are known for their leadership in advocating globally for action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Jamaica Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton explains how and why in this episode of the NCD Alliance podcast, Voices of the health revolution. One notable success he singled out is Jamaica Moves, a programme to encourage the general public to be physically active, which builds on people’s love of music and dance. Looking ahead to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2025, it’s time to declare the NCDs epidemic as a global health emergency, said the Minister. “We are losing our population and indeed the global population in many jurisdictions are on the decline, largely because of premature illness and premature mortality.”

'Voices of the Health Revolution' is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.

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In July, NCD Alliance published The Call To Lead open letter which serves as a crucial advocacy tool, urging all governments to fulfil their commitments to address the burden of NCDs. It calls on Member States to take decisive action at the Fourth UN High-level Meeting on NCDs in September 2025. Open to civil society endorsement, including both organisations and individuals, this sign-on letter will be delivered to world leaders next year.
What does it mean to lead on NCDs in 2024? How can we create pressure points for governments to take action? Our Global Week for Action Campaign Coordinator, Gina Sanchez, discussed these questions and the open letter itself with NCD Alliance Policy and Advocacy Director Alison Cox in the latest episode of the Voices of the Health Revolution. 🗨️ "Leaders have a moral imperative to urgently address the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases. NCDs are not just a health crisis—they threaten our collective future, deepen inequalities, and hinder sustainable development," says Alison. 

'Voices of the Health Revolution' is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it.

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