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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EDITORIAL: With elections and NHI, this is a big year for healthcare in SA
2024 tipped to be a big year for health with elections and NHI – and NCDs woes feature in the last bit…..
Milestone Tobacco Control Bill progress Aug 22
NDoH invitation NCDs NSP provincial launch 30 June
NCDS+ PARADIGM SHIFT FOR 2022 AND BEYOND
government official a launch of NCDs+ NSP, Eastern Cape, 31 May
3rd NCDs+ National Strategic Plan 2022-2027 published 31 May 22
Coming soon NCDs+ national strategy
Planning Commission to analyse NDP implementation shortcomings
2023 NDoH Annual Performance Plan presentation
Right to access to care? Progress since 2007?
NDoH “Implementation” Review of 2nd NCDs NSP 2013-2017
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
NCDS+ PARADIGM SHIFT FOR 2022 AND BEYOND
62,8% of deaths in 2018 are NCDs+ if we revise the definition to include injuries up from 50.9% for NCDs only
government official a launch of NCDs+ NSP, Eastern Cape, 31 May
NCDs NSP gallery a hot event in the middle of winter.
3rd NCDs+ National Strategic Plan 2022-2027 published 31 May 22
Finally the NCDs+ NSP published and launched…..
Coming soon NCDs+ national strategy
After 8 years of advocacy the South African NCDs strategy takes reality into account. To be launched in Somerset East it puts people at the centre.
Planning Commission to analyse NDP implementation shortcomings
The National Planning Commission to further analyse short comings of implementation and possibly the NDP. Maybe NCDs+ get marked a priority
2023 NDoH Annual Performance Plan presentation
chicken or egg? The APP sets the objectives for the NDoH for the current financial year. For NCDs, there might be more outcomes listed with no incentive to do anything differently. It is still down to the provinces most of which dont have NCDs plans.
Right to access to care? Progress since 2007?
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic WHO's @DrTedros highlighted the problems of access to health services by millions of people living with NCDs+ in his tweet. His tweet certainly mirrors what the SA NCDs Alliance and our allies have been saying since 2007 when the SA...
NDoH “Implementation” Review of 2nd NCDs NSP 2013-2017
The review of the 2nd NCDs national strategy under taken by WHO Country Office, Melvyn Freeman consultant. Never officially recognised by the NDoH.