This new FPH Special Interest Group (SIG) is concerned with the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle-income countries and with exploring the systems' strengthening issues linked to the growing incidence of NCDs in different contexts.
The FPH NCD SIG aims to promote linkages within the public health community and across the Faculty around prevention and inequality, taking a multi-sectoral approach to the prevention of NCDs.
The SIG will hold a launch meeting early in 2024. Further details on this will follow in due course – please check the FPH Events webpage for updates.
The SIG co-chairs are Jayshree Bagaria and Allison Beattie.
The SIG can be contacted at fph.lmic.sig@gmail.com.
FPH members can join this SIG by logging into their FPH members’ portal account, selecting the ‘Committees/SIGs’ button and choosing the correct SIG. You will then be asked to provide a few details, following which your application will be automatically approved. Further details on FPH membership are available here.
This SIG is a group for public health professionals is concerned with the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries and with exploring the systems strengthening issues linked to the growing incidence of NCDs in different contexts.
Our vision is to strengthen health equity and health justice through the prevention and management of NCDs.
The SIG aims to support SIGs and other public health partners to take adequate consideration and build capacity in understanding the role of NCDs as a cause and consequence of inequality, multisectorality, intersectionality especially with climate change and the environment, and social, economic and commercial determinants of health.
Actions will focus on maintaining up-to-date knowledge related to the prevention, management and control of NCDs and to enable other SIGs and the wider FPH to access and incorporate this knowledge into their work.
Activity: Promote linkages within the public health community around prevention, inequality and multi-sectorality related to prevention of NCDs.
Outcome: Up to date website with accurate, accessible, relevant information on NCDs and contact options where visitors can seek specific inputs and guidance.
Target date: On-going
Named lead: Jay Bagaria and Allison Beattie
Progress to date: Initiating in March
Outputs: Responsive support to SIGs and others in the FPH community regarding NCDs in LMICs
Activity: Advocate around NCD prevention strategies and policies across the public health community where opportunity arises
Outcome: Relevant global health policy statements and actions incorporate factors related to NCD prevention and control
Target date: On-going
Named lead: Jay Bagaria and Allison Beattie
Progress to date: Initiating in March
Outputs: Sound interactive links maintained between the NCD SIG and the wider FPH community
Activity: Link SIG advisory work to the wider work of the Faculty within the UK and abroad.
Outcome: Global Health Committee provides knowledge and policy inputs to the FPH leadership on NCDs where opportunity/ need arises
Target date: On-going
Named lead: Jay Bagaria and Allison Beattie
Progress to date: Initiating in March
Outputs: Up-to-date standing briefs on the relevant SIG webpage to support other SIGs who seek basic guidance around NCDs in global health
Activity: Participate in the UK Working Group on NCDs in LMICs (a cross government group set up to support the 2023 UNGA HLM)
Outcome: SIG participation enables FPH to be linked up with wider NCD in global health community in the UK
Target date: On-going
Named lead: Jay Bagaria and Allison Beattie
Progress to date: Initiating in March
Outputs: SIG contributes to and is shaped by the UK network on global NCD prevention and response.
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