More than 200 delegates convened in the Nkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Hall, Durban earlier this week. the SA NCD Alliance. in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health held the first KZN NCD Indaba (isiZulu for meeting). The event was an unprecedented success with KZN MEC for Health, Dr Dhlomo galvanizing the delegates: “We need to start treating NCDs with the same passion as with HIV/AIDs and that we need to become aware that we can change our NCD future.”
Our thanks goes out to all those that attended contributing to the fight against NCDs. Special thanks to our partner NGOs, industry delegates and especially the KZN Department of Health Dr Jimmy Mthethwa Sindi Mthethwa and team. We worked tirelessly to put the indaba together in just six weeks.
Big steps forward where taken and problems in the sector outlined. Solutions were recommended with goals and deadlines set. A KZN NCDs Freedom Fighters Report is in the making.
Marathon running MEC Dhlomo, gets a gold medal for his low BP from the local Heart and Stroke Foundation representatives Christelle Crickmore and Dana Govender
For more pictures see the gallery – who was there that you know?
Catch the latest news on NCDs from the NCD Alliance’s Jessica Beagley articles link.
The theme for the 2014 conference is ‘Dignity, rights and quality: towards a health care revolution’. An invitation is extended to all our members, stake holders, policy makers, public health academics and students, health professionals, health service managers and individuals from non-governmental and community-based health organisations.
Come join our vibrant programme focusing on scientific debates and discussions on critical public health issues together with strategies and action needed to revolutionise health.
Conference dates
3 September 2014 – PHASA Workshop
4 – 5 September 2014 – Main conference
6 September 2014 – Student Symposium
Conference Tracks
The conference tracks relate to the theme of moving beyond the MDGs and on action to leave a lasting public health legacy in Africa.
At last! Here is the stakeholder report from our “Call to NCDs Action” meeting in February.
It outlines SA NCDs Plan and targets for 2020, our stakeholder network, SWOT analysis and a short-term multisector action plan.
SA NCDs Stakeholders Meeting Report 16June 2014 final
The 16th June is our own special holiday to commemorate the Student Uprising in 1976 – Youth Day. We offer this report as a tiny part of the legacy for the youth of South Africa.
Remember how we all dressed in red to support heart health for women and children? That and the CANSA bandannas helped us to bond.
Now we all know that red is the colour of one of our top trade unions. Since then we have had the elections. The scenes from the swearing parliamentarians dressed in the very red of the new party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
At a NCDs presentation I made there was uproarious laughter at the picture of us all dressed in red. I was a bit miffed, a complete failure of humour, not understanding what the audience was laughing at. Now I do… I was so engrossed in the NCDs Freedom Fighters that it was my colour. Long live NCDs Freedom Fighters. Long live.
The SA NCD Alliance will be holding the first NCDs meeting (IsiZulu = Indaba) at a provincial level with the KwaZulu (KZN) Department of Health.
On Friday 9 of May Christelle Crickmore (Heart and Stroke Foundation SA), Lindsay van der Linden (Health Care Providers NCDs working group) and Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson met with Dr Jimmy Mthethwa and the dynamic KZN Department of Health’s NCDs team.
In a ground breaking move KZN NCDs Department paved the way for the first meeting of its kind the stakeholders well find ways for all sectors to work together on specific NCD priorities.
The purpose of the meeting is examine KZN NCDs priority list and see how the NGOs sector can work to beat the epidemic of NCDs in KZN.
The Indaba will be taking place on the 24th of June at:
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital-Nurses Home Recreation Hall.
Registration is from 8am-9am
Indaba starts promptly at 9am – 4pm
Space is limited to 300 delegates.
The will also be exhibition space open to companies or organizations.
For more info contact David 081 572 3606 or 011 706 4196
email [email protected]
So please alert your local KZN representatives about this date.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to mail us
Download the PDF registration form: Registration Form sa ncd ALLIANCE KZN REG FORM 120614 NO ONLINE*Please email to [email protected], with the title KZN Indaba Registration.
