South African Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (SANCDA+)
The SANCDA+ is a health and social justice advocacy grouping of individuals and organisations seeking to uphold the human rights of people living with NCDs+ (PLWNCDs+) in South Africa.
The SANCDA+ exists to ensure that PLWNCDs+ at any age, get their constitutional right to equal and quality NCDs+ prevention and management services and support without experiencing financial hardship.
Founded by 4 trusted NCDs+ advocacy organisations with over 200 years of service to South Africa in 2013. The founding members are the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), Diabetes SA, Heart and Stroke Foundation SA and PHANGO. Today it consists of more than 100 organisations and independent members allies and partners.
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Comment on Prevention & treatment for substance use draft policy
“Abuse of substances — such as alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription medicine–has reached allarming levels in South Africa”
Comment on Prevention & treatment for substance use draft policy
NCDs in the South African National Development Plan – a change of heart?
Letter to minister -NCDs strategic plan implementation & resourcing
Food labelling & advertising regulation for comment by 14 July 2023
NHI Bill- Health Committee briefed by Parliamentary Legal Service & State Law Advisors
? NCDs outcomes NDoH March 2023?
Comment on: The Draft NPO Amendment Bill 2021
Milestone Tobacco Control Bill progress Aug 22
NDoH invitation NCDs NSP provincial launch 30 June
Comment on Prevention & treatment for substance use draft policy
“Abuse of substances — such as alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription medicine–has reached allarming levels in South Africa”
NCDs in the South African National Development Plan – a change of heart?
NCDs have been missing from the top planning document for 20 years. Will the National Development Plan at last include NCDs meaningfully?
Letter to minister -NCDs strategic plan implementation & resourcing
Most recent letter to the minister of health asking to work together to solve the NCDS through collaboration and coproduction. date 19 April 2023
Food labelling & advertising regulation for comment by 14 July 2023
3 months to comment on food advertising and labelling regulations, it only took 9 years since the last draft regulations
NHI Bill- Health Committee briefed by Parliamentary Legal Service & State Law Advisors
NHI Bill inching forward to promulgation..
? NCDs outcomes NDoH March 2023?
So let’s check progress NDoH NCDs performance in March 2023
Health Promotion Levy legislation 2017
In 2017 a law passed establishing a
Comment on: The Draft NPO Amendment Bill 2021
A bill that aims at changing the current NPO Act 1997 which was meant to help NPOs to be formed and function. However, over time gaps indentified need fixing especailly those relating to small NPOs and community based organisations. It also deals with abuse of NPOs
Milestone Tobacco Control Bill progress Aug 22
4 years after publication the bill is a milestone further along the excrutiating path to ratification but it ain’t over yet
NDoH invitation NCDs NSP provincial launch 30 June
invitation from NDoH to SANCDA+ members