The third cycle is now open and welcomes submissions that respond to 'tackling obesity through innovation and global action'.
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The NCD Lab on Women and Girls
Co-Chairs: WHO and The George Institute for Global Health
Steering Group Members:
- Abdul Wahhab Chowdhury, Senior Consultant Pathologist, National Health Laboratory, Gaboron
- Asteria Herman Kimambo, Lecturer, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS)
- Athena Poppas, President, American College of Cardiology
- Bent Lautrup-Nielsen, Head of Global Development and Advocacy, World Diabetes Foundation
- Derrick Bary Abila, Research Associate, Makerere University
- Helen McGuire, Director, Global NCD Program, PATH
- Koyejo Oyerinde, Pediatrician/Health Policy Expert, Independent
- Lakshmi Venkitachalam, Program Director, American Heart Association
- Maria Jose Cisneros-Caceres, Health and Migration Focal Point, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth
- Patrice Lindsay, Director, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Raji Ganesan, Consultant Pathologist, Royal College of Pathologists, UK
- Rilwan Adan, Chief Medical Officer, Baobab Circle
- Soon-Young Yoon, UN Representative, International Alliance of Women
The George Institute for Global Health previously facilitated a Community on Women and NCDs on WHO’s Knowledge Action Portal, a web platform for NCDs information, interaction, and inspiration.
Third Lab Cycle
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Second Lab Cycle
The second cycle welcomed submissions that responded to 'primary healthcare innovations for NCD prevention and care which leverage lessons learned from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases to improve access for women and girls'.
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First Lab Cycle
Explore the winning and shortlisted projects from the first cycle that called for 'innovative, cross-cutting initiatives to accelerate progress towards achieving the NCD-related SDGs'.
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