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Can we stop non-communicable diseases from undermining human and economic development? Obstacles and Opportunities.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, heart and chronic lung diseases, can threaten human development and national productivity. For individuals, being poor can give you an NCD and having an NCD can make you poor. For a country, a 10% increase in NCDs can cost a 0.5% decline in GDP.
This year’s G20 meeting in Brisbane will concentrate on economic development as a means of alleviating poverty, but will it recognise the pre-requisite of health in supporting economic growth and stability? Will NCDs be accorded their rightful place in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda?
Katie Dain, Executive Director of the global NCD Alliance and Marc Purcell, CEO of the Australian Council for International Development, along with a panel of experts, will examine the global socio-political implications of NCDs for sustainable human and economic development and how to best manage existing and foreseeable obstacles and opportunities for global policy and action to mitigate them.
ABOUT THE KEY SPEAKER
Katie Dain is Executive Director of the NCD Alliance, a global network of over 2000 civil society organisations dedicated to the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Before this she led International Diabetes Federation’s global advocacy program and established its first Women and Diabetes program.
She has previously held policy posts including Gender Policy Adviser to the UK Government Equalities Office; Womankind Worldwide, a women’s rights organisation; and at Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV and sexual health charity. Katie has a Master’s degree in Violence, Conflict and International Development and has authored numerous papers and commentaries on global health and development policy issues.
HOSTED BY
Charles Perkins Centre, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER
5:00PM - 7:00PM (refreshments available from 5:00PM - 5.30PM)
Darlington Centre - enter from City Road
University of Sydney
NSW, 2006
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COST
Free
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