Last call: Prevention Strategies for
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
12 – 17 March 2017
An international programme for health professionals and policy makers. Last remaining places – apply by 18 January
Why join the programme?
• Network with professional colleagues from around the globe
• Engage in panel discussions with policy makers, researchers and specialists
• Develop your own real-life project, guided by your personal tutor
• Colloborate within small groups to draft a research or policy document
Programme highlights:
Global NCD burden and priorities for prevention (keynote address)
Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India
Multi-sectorial approach and health policy change in combating NCDs in the LMICs
Prasad Katulanda, University of Colombo
Role of civil society and NGOs
Simon Gillespie, British Heart Foundation, Modi Mwatsama, UK Health Forum
Global policy context, and implementation of NCD action plans
Gauden Galea, WHO Europe
Capacity building for NCD prevention
Samira Asma, CDC, Atlanta
Programme details
Teaching sessions will comprise keynote lectures, fora, group sessions and one-to-one tutorials.
Sessions include:
Introduction (12 March 2017)
Conceptual framework for NCD prevention: Mike Rayner (University of Oxford)
Keynote address: Srinath Reddy (Public Health Foundation of India)
NCDs and development: Kremlin Wickramasinghe (University of Oxford)
Problem definition: burden of NCDs and risk factors (13 March 2017)
Burden of NCD risk factors: Temo Waqanivalu (World Health Organization)
Role of modelling in estimating the burden and planning strategies: Peter Scarborough (University of Oxford)
Screening and surveillance: Nick Townsend (University of Oxford)
Social, cultural, political and economical determinants: Prachi Bhatnagar (University of Oxford) and Aaron Reeves (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Problem definition NCD prevention and control: Denis Xavier (St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, India)