Access Accelerated is a global partnership working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal target to reduce premature deaths from #NCDs by 2030.
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💊 Spending on medicines doesn’t guarantee that they reach the people who need them.
Read the latest blog by the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN) on bridging the gap between health financing and access to NCD care:
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Universal Health Coverage isn’t truly universal if NCD care goes unfunded.
In Accra, FAN members came together to turn UHC commitments into action: defining the priorities, gaps & next steps needed to strengthen NCD financing in their countries.
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Universal Health Coverage (#UHC) isn't just about what's written into a policy or benefits package. For people living with diabetes, hypertension, cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (#NCDs), it means getting the care they need without financial hardship.
That was the focus of the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN) Learning Workshop in Accra, #Ghana (August 19-20, 2026), which brought together country delegation and technical stakeholders from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda, to examine how NCD services, medicines and diagnostics can be effectively integrated into UHC
Key takeaways:
🔹 Integration must be system-wide
🔹 Evidence drives investment
🔹 Health and finance need a shared table
🔹 Countries learn faster together
The Accra workshop combined country experience, practical integration clinics, a political economy discussion and a site visit to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The real measure of progress is at the point of people accessing care, from prevention through long-term management, when and where they need it, without being pushed into financial hardship.
Read #blog and download report here ⤵️
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#UHC #NCDs #HealthFinancing #GlobalHealth #Africa #HealthSystems
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A new study @LancetGH reveals that absolute noncommunicable diseases #NCDs deaths and disabilities have more than doubled since 1990 due to rapid population growth.
NCDs now account for nearly 45% of all deaths on the continent, with ischemic 🫀heart disease, stroke 🧠 and #diabetes leading the toll, while high blood pressure, dietary risks, and #airpollution remain the top preventable drivers.
Despite more than half of these deaths being linked to modifiable risk factors, Africa is not currently on track to meet global #SDGs targets by 2030, underscoring an urgent need for stronger prevention, primary health care integration, and equitable investment.
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Protecting heart health means ensuring access to care for conditions like hypertension & diabetes. As external funding diminishes, Uganda is integrating NCD services into HIV clinics to expand access to care.
🎥 Hear more from Dr. Gerald Mutungi, Uganda’s MoH.
#WorldHeartDay
The Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN)'s Country Core Groups are helping shift mindsets, connect stakeholders and turn shared learning into strengthened financing for NCDs.
Learn more about FAN's country-level work in Sub-Saharan Africa: lnkd.in/ecDXDhCW
How can countries do more for NCDs with the resources they have?
At #WHA79, Dr Jackson Otieno of @Afidep shares practical lessons: build the investment case, strengthen resource pooling, include NCDs in benefit packages & invest in stronger primary care.
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As the Global Week for Action on NCDs calls to translate commitments into progress, FAN member countries are asking a critical question:
How do we turn NCD and UHC commitments into care people can actually access❓
Read the story: ncdfinancing.org/news/commit…
#ActOnNCDs
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🗨️“#HealthForAll cannot be achieved without sustainable financing for the prevention and treatment of NCDs,” says @DrTedros, @WHO Director-General, as he opens the Global Week for Action campaign at the global level 🌎 and sets us on the road to the Third International Dialogue on Sustainable Financing, taking place in the Philippines next February!
🎥Watch the video and join Dr Tedros’ call for governments to show leadership, turn commitments into action and #ActOnNCDs!
🗨️“Together, we can make health for all a reality
As #GlobalWeekForActionOnNCDs begins, the focus is on turning commitments into action.
At last month’s Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines & Products Annual Meeting, leaders explored what action looks like in practice.
Read the report: coalition4ncds.org/wp-conten…
#LeadOnNCDs
Cross-country learning is at the heart of the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN).
Last week in Accra, representatives from six member countries shared lessons on integrating NCDs into UHC reforms—learning from one another and adapting approaches to their own contexts.
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"Noncommunicable diseases are today one of Ghana's most pressing health challenges. They account for roughly four in every ten deaths in our country, with hypertension and diabetes as the leading contributors, and they are placing growing demands on our facilities, our medicines supply chains and our National Health Insurance Scheme."
- Dr. Belinda Nimako- Director, Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PPME), Ministry of Health, Ghana
Opening the Sub-Saharan Africa Cross-Country Learning Workshop 2026, Dr. Belinda Nimako underscored the urgency of strengthening the response to noncommunicable diseases through sustainable financing and Universal Health Coverage reforms. She noted that while #NCDs account for the majority of deaths globally, they continue to receive a disproportionately small share of development financing for health, making platforms such as the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN) critical for driving collaboration, technical support and country-led solutions.
For VAST Ghana, this message reinforces our advocacy for stronger domestic investment in NCD prevention and care, increased political commitment and financing mechanisms that ensure essential medicines, diagnostics and quality services are accessible to everyone. Achieving Universal Health Coverage means ensuring that the growing burden of NCDs is matched with the resources, policies and partnerships needed to save lives.
@_GHSofficial @mohgovgh @Afidep @results4dev @NCDAccess @WorldBankGroup @WHOGhana
#FAN2026 #VASTGhana #NDs #UniversalHealthCoverage #HealthFinancing #HealthPolicy #HealthEquity
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On Day 2 of the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (#FAN) Cross-Country Learning Workshop in Accra, Ghana, participants visited Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to learn how the facility is advancing NCD prevention and care, and integrating NCD services into universal health coverage (#UHC).
Hospital officials shared insights into the facility’s approach to #NCD care and financing. They highlighted how government-led initiatives, including the National Health Insurance Scheme (#NHIS) and Mahama Care, are helping improve access to healthcare and support the financing of NCD services.
The visit provided participants with an opportunity to learn from Ghana’s experience and explore practical approaches to integrating NCD care into #UHC.
#NCDFinancing #UHC #HealthFinancing
@ncdalliance @eancdalliance @NCDAccess @roseoronje @MoHGhana @vastghana @results4dev
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African countries have been urged to accelerate the integration of #noncommunicable disease (#NCD) services, essential medicines and diagnostics into universal health coverage (#UHC) reforms to ensure growing #NCD needs are addressed through sustainable and equitable health systems.
Speaking at the Sub-Saharan Africa Cross-Country Learning Workshop 2026 in Accra, AFIDEP’s Dr Jackson Otieno, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, called for greater use of evidence to guide NCD financing decisions and strengthen the case for increased domestic investment in NCDs.
With NCDs accounting for more than 37% of deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Otieno noted that evidence is critical to helping countries identify sustainable financing approaches.
The two-day workshop, convened under the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (#FAN), with @Afidep serving as the regional hub for Sub-Saharan Africa, brings together #policymakers and experts from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda to share experiences and practical solutions for strengthening NCD financing and integration within UHC reforms.
#NCDFinancing #UHC #HealthFinancing
@ncdalliance @eancdalliance @NCDAccess @roseoronje @MoHGhana @vastghana
The Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs' latest policy brief by @iecsarg explores where Latin America & the Caribbean stand on health financing for NCDs, what's holding progress back & where the key opportunities lie.
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Our latest case study highlights how #Somalia, through support from the Financing Accelerator Network for Non-Communicable Diseases, is laying the foundation for long-term investment in #NCD prevention and control.
As the regional hub for the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs in Sub-Saharan Africa, @Afidep supports countries in accelerating sustainable domestic financing for NCDs through evidence generation, policy dialogue, and cross-country learning.
Read the case study to learn how Somalia is building the foundations for a more resilient and sustainably financed response to NCDs: shorturl.at/mz5FF
#NCDFinancing #HealthFinancing
@MoH_Somalia @ncdalliance @eancdalliance
@NCDAccess @roseoronje
WEBINAR | Join FAN & @iecsarg for a discussion on a new analysis of health financing for NCDs in Latin America & the Caribbean, featuring perspectives from @the_IDB, @BancoMundialLAC, @pahowho & key regional leaders.
📅 4 Aug | 🕐 2pm GMT-3
🔗Register: ncdfinancing.org/event/webin…
~65% of deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean are caused by NCDs, but financing for care remains fragmented and insufficient.
A new FAN report by @iecsarg outlines key challenges and opportunities to build more sustainable health financing for NCDs.
📖 ncdfinancing.org/news/new-an…
How do we expand sustainable access to NCD & mental health care?
🎙️ Access Accelerated Executive Director Herb Riband joins @pauladepoju on the Paul Talks Science podcast to discuss health financing, country-led solutions, & how partnerships can help expand access to care.
#ResolveRecommends: @pauladepoju & Herb Riband, Executive Director @NCDAccess, discuss why access to medicines often breaks down between the laboratory, the procurement system and the patient.
Listen to the podcast episode🎧bit.ly/44QiNEN
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Africa has no shortage of innovative community-based solutions for preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (#NCDs). The challenge is ensuring these interventions move beyond donor-funded pilots and become sustainably financed through national health systems.
In this blog, @Afidep, the regional hub for the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (#FAN) in Sub-Saharan Africa, shares insights from the 2026 #WorldHealthSummit Regional Meeting in Nairobi on how #evidence, domestic health financing, primary #healthcare and regional learning can help countries scale NCD care and accelerate progress towards universal health coverage.
Read for details: shorturl.at/pzPOf
@NCDAccess @RwandaNCDA @UncdaUg @eancdalliance @MOH_Kenya @roseoronje